Create and Edit Profile

With Outlook Express Duplicate Killer, you can choose to create a new or edit an existing profile for duplicate search.

Open the Profiles form by clicking the Edit Profiles... command on the Duplicate Killer toolbar.

After clicking the Add or Edit button on the Profiles form, the Profile form will appear.

In the General tab you can specify general attributes of the profile for duplicate search.

Tab name	Control Element	Description
*General Options*	Profile name edit box	A profile name
	Profile is active check box	You may deactivate the profile by unselecting this option
	Search in folder(s)	One or more folders are specified for the search of duplicates.
	Folders priority	Select the priority of search for the chosen folders
	Search each folder separately check box	If selected, the searching will be performed in each selected folder separately.

Tab name	Control Element	Description
*Action*	Original item is combo box	You can specify which item will be considered an original item during duplicate processing
	Move to folder radio button	If this action is selected, duplicates will be moved to the selected folder. If the "Move original item as well" option is selected, the original item will be moved to the specified folder as well.
	Mark with the flag radio button	If this action is selected, duplicates will be marked with a flag of a specified color. If the "Mark only duplicate" option is selected, only the found duplicate will be marked with a flag.
	Delete radio button	If this action is selected, you can specify the deletion of found duplicates: delete permanently or move to "Deleted items".
	Apply this action to the items sent combo box	You can also choose to apply the specified actions and properties to items sent/modified within a specified period of time chosen from the list.
	Merge items check box	If this option is selected, Duplicate Killer will merge duplicates automatically during processing.
	Show duplicates before processing check box	This option allows to review the found duplicates before processing.

In the Properties for comparison tab you can select the properties for comparison for selected items. The default properties are shown in bold.

Tab name	Control Element	Description
Properties for comparison
	Select All button	You can select all properties: all properties will be compared in the selected items.
	Select Default button	You can select only default properties. The default properties are shown in bold.
	Clear All button	You can clear all selections made previously.

Created profiles can be very useful to quickly manage and apply the predefined Duplicate Killer Wizard options for duplicate processing. To apply profile(s) you only have to click Run Profile… in the Duplicate Killer menu and select a profile you would like to apply or click Run All Profiles from the Duplicate Killer menu.