A button on the form would be more appropriate:

Sub COmmandButton1_Click()
Item.Body = "my text"
End Sub

See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/propsyntax.htm if you need a primer on property and control syntax.

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"Pam Coleman" wrote in message ...
If I have created a form in outlook using the design form and it is stored in
the Personal Forms Library, is there a way I can add a button to the toolbar,
so when I click on it, the form will populate in my message area. Thanks