Hi:



I'd like to use the default Outlook contact form as a template to build a
new custom form. I need to add additional fields, perhaps some tabs and
some picture fields, etc.



If I use the form chooser to open a form (tools/chooser/forms), I can select
the contact form that I want (the default form), however if I open the
contact form in design mode (tools/forms/design a form), the same form that
I selected above looks different. I don't get what's going on. Can someone
help?



Thanks for any advice.


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Dab

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http://www.outlookcode.com/d/forms.htm should get you started.

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After furious head scratching, Dab asked:

| Hi:
|
|
|
| I'd like to use the default Outlook contact form as a template to
| build a new custom form. I need to add additional fields, perhaps
| some tabs and some picture fields, etc.
|
|
|
| If I use the form chooser to open a form (tools/chooser/forms), I can
| select the contact form that I want (the default form), however if I
| open the contact form in design mode (tools/forms/design a form), the
| same form that I selected above looks different. I don't get what's
| going on. Can someone help?
|
|
|
| Thanks for any advice.

The new contact form layout in OL2003 and the included picture control are not available to programmers, who will see the older layout when they put an Outlook 2003 contact form into design mode. One workaround is to use an image control, as described at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/formpicture.htm#control .

For other contact form idiosyncracies, see http://www.outlookcode.com/d/contactform.htm

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Dab" wrote in message ...
Hi:



I'd like to use the default Outlook contact form as a template to build a
new custom form. I need to add additional fields, perhaps some tabs and
some picture fields, etc.



If I use the form chooser to open a form (tools/chooser/forms), I can select
the contact form that I want (the default form), however if I open the
contact form in design mode (tools/forms/design a form), the same form that
I selected above looks different. I don't get what's going on. Can someone
help?



Thanks for any advice.


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Dab

Cut off: yourhead to respond