The warning message indicates just what it says: that one or more fields have been set to require a value. This was probably done on the Validation tab of the Properties dialog for the control that displays the field. You'll need to look at each one to discover which has this problem.

I have assumed that my text and text box need to be called "File As" (Which
I thought would save my contact that I create.

What text and what text box are you referring to?

how do I save contacts with a custom form?

Launch a new instance of the form (details depend on where you published it), fill in the data, then click Save or Save and Close.
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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54

"Steve" wrote in message ...
Using Outlook 2003...

I developed a custom form, now I am trying to use it by creating clients
with it. When I fill out my for and try to save it I recieve the message: "A
field on this form requires a value."

I have assumed that my text and text box need to be called "File As" (Which
I thought would save my contact that I create.

Basically, my question is: how do I save contacts with a custom form?

thanks!