Here is the problem: I design an Outlook custom form, and save it to
my desktop as an .oft file. Then I save a copy of that .oft file onto
our network drive at work. The question is, when someone else on
another computer double clicks that file, will it open as the from that
I created? Or do I have to publish it, and then have others access it
through the Outlook forms library? (Tools - Forms - Choose Form...)



Thanks,

Beginning with Outlook 2003 SP2, users can work with most .oft form templates files only by opening the template from the Tools | Forms | Choose Form dialog, browsing for User Templates in File System. This means that if the .oft file is sent as a message attachment, the user must save it to the local hard drive first.

The article at http://support.microsoft.com/?id=907985 explains this change in more detail, suggests best practices, and provides registry keys that can return Outlook 2003 to the older, less secure behavior.

--
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

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Here is the problem: I design an Outlook custom form, and save it to
my desktop as an .oft file. Then I save a copy of that .oft file onto
our network drive at work. The question is, when someone else on
another computer double clicks that file, will it open as the from that
I created? Or do I have to publish it, and then have others access it
through the Outlook forms library? (Tools - Forms - Choose Form...)



Thanks,

I tested it this morning at work. I placed the .oft file (custom form)
that i created, somewhere on the network drive. i went to several
other people's computers, located the .oft and just double clicked on
it, and it opened just fine. it looked just like it was suppose to.
now why that is i do not know?! also, i never even published this .oft
file. ....it worked, but i don't understand why. all i did was
check the "SEND FORM DEFINITION...." box. i've read there is more to
it than that.....i don't know...

thank you for your response....i'm still wondering why it worked!!
haha


Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
Beginning with Outlook 2003 SP2, users can work with most .oft form templates files only by opening the template from the Tools | Forms | Choose Form dialog, browsing for User Templates in File System. This means that if the .oft file is sent as a message attachment, the user must save it to the local hard drive first.

The article at http://support.microsoft.com/?id=907985 explains this change in more detail, suggests best practices, and provides registry keys that can return Outlook 2003 to the older, less secure behavior.

--
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

wrote in message ups.com...
Here is the problem: I design an Outlook custom form, and save it to
my desktop as an .oft file. Then I save a copy of that .oft file onto
our network drive at work. The question is, when someone else on
another computer double clicks that file, will it open as the from that
I created? Or do I have to publish it, and then have others access it
through the Outlook forms library? (Tools - Forms - Choose Form...)



Thanks,

I tested it this morning at work. I placed the .oft file (custom form)
that i created, somewhere on the network drive. i went to several
other people's computers, located the .oft and just double clicked on
it, and it opened just fine. it looked just like it was suppose to.
now why that is i do not know?! also, i never even published this .oft
file. ....it worked, but i don't understand why. all i did was
check the "SEND FORM DEFINITION...." box. i've read there is more to
it than that.....i don't know...

thank you for your response....i'm still wondering why it worked!!
haha

thanks for the support link, it is very helpful. I greatly appreciate
it.

-Dan



Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
Beginning with Outlook 2003 SP2, users can work with most .oft form templates files only by opening the template from the Tools | Forms | Choose Form dialog, browsing for User Templates in File System. This means that if the .oft file is sent as a message attachment, the user must save it to the local hard drive first.

The article at http://support.microsoft.com/?id=907985 explains this change in more detail, suggests best practices, and provides registry keys that can return Outlook 2003 to the older, less secure behavior.

--
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

wrote in message ups.com...
Here is the problem: I design an Outlook custom form, and save it to
my desktop as an .oft file. Then I save a copy of that .oft file onto
our network drive at work. The question is, when someone else on
another computer double clicks that file, will it open as the from that
I created? Or do I have to publish it, and then have others access it
through the Outlook forms library? (Tools - Forms - Choose Form...)



Thanks,