Is this code running inside the Outlook form? If not, you need to instantiate an Item object variable somewhere in your code to tell Outlook what item to work with.

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"Francine Otterson" wrote in message ...
First thank you for your help - I am making progress and the solution of
using the Word template to do what I need does seem to be the best option.
But I am once again stuck and after trying for way too long on my own I
decided to ask for help. I did check in you book and on the newgroups. I am
sure the answer is there but I am missing it.

I used the code in Ch 22 as I a guideline but I keep getting variable not
defined for the following code. Seems the problem is Item.UserProperities.

Sub FillFields(objDoc)
Dim colFields
Set colFields = objDoc.FormFields
colFields("LabManagerName").Result = _
Item.UserProperites("Lab Manager Name")
End Sub


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You must add the fields to the folder, either manually or by writing a script or some VBA code that (a) creates a new post in the folder and (b) adds fields to it. Such a script is available at http://www.exchangeadmin.com/article...ticleid=23483; you don't have to register to download the code.

"Francine Otterson" wrote in message ...
Hi there Sue, thanks so much I will look at it. I am sure with my background
in doing this in Access is not helping it seems to be much different in
Outlook. At least I know I am just missing something.

I do have one more question for you - if I may. I created the form but
realized that I did all the customizatio "user-defined" fields at the form
level and not folder level. Now when I created a new sub-folder the items
that are not on the form are not available under the folder level.
Preventing me from adding them to mail-merge. Any way to rectify this
easily.


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Hi Francine! It *is* difficult, at least until you understand the technique. Outlook doesn't do WYSIWYG printing of custom forms. I always use the Word template method described at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customprint.htm along with other various solutions.


"Francine Otterson" Francine wrote in message ...
Okay all I think I am making this more difficult then it needs to be so I
thought instead of doing that I would ask our group here for help.


Created customized form with mutliple tabs and fields.

I am trying to find the best way to print a customized contact form. The
goal is to be able to print the contact form that is selected in a predined
tempate automatically by pushing a print command button. Typically they are
going to print a single contact at a a time.

I am trying to figure out the best method to do this such as create and make
it as seemless as possible to the end-user.

Francine Otterson
MVP - Outlook