Yes I made that mistake exactly Paul. When I created the form it was already
in a seperate read/compose layout. Until you said something I did assume I
had to create both sides myself, but now I understand I don't.

Although I do need a seperate read layout 98% of the form is the same as the
compose I will do as you have instructed thank you.



"Hollis Paul [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

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=?Utf-8?B?Sm9obkc=?= wrote:
So I should design the form using the seperate read layout, then activate the
read layout and everything should copy over?

What on earth do you mean by "So I should design the form using the separate
read layout"? You get a blank form to design. When it opens you can edit
either the compose page or the read page. (This is a really stupid default
setup that Microsoft put into their product. People, who do not need a split
form--that is, who do not really want any differences between the read form and
the compose form--automatically create a compose form and ignore the read form,
and then wonder why nobody can see their form. The form should open as one
unsplit form!) The first thing you should do is drop down the Forms Menu and
uncheck the Separate Read Layout. Now you can compose all the common features
of your form. When that is done, you can click the Separate Read Layout menu
button, and all the controls you have already designed appear on both the
compose and the read layouts. Now you add the unique elements to the compose
and/or read layouts. When done you can publish and test the form.

What you have never questioned is whether you, in fact, need a split form. Do
you really have something on the compose form that you do not want to see on the
read form? Or, vice versus?

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Hollis Paul
Mukilteo, WA USA