I've built a custom mail Outlook form (Outlook 2003) and want the user to be
able to attach an email or file to the form before sending. The Insert File
icon is available on the toolbar when sending a standard new mail form, but
not in the custom mail form. I can't find any properties or controls in
design mode that will add the functionality to the custom form.

The form currently does all I need it to do (except insert file) without
having any VBA. I prefer not to have any VBA so as to avoid security
warnings when the end user copies/moves/uses the custom form. I don't have
administrative rights to publish the custom form. I'm hoping to keep the
simplicity of any user being able to grab the .OST file from a web folder and
use it without any hassle.

So.... can anyone suggest a way to add file attachment functionality to a
custom mail form without VBA?

thanks..
--
D.Farns

Add the message body control back to the form, and the Insert File command will be available again.

--
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

"D.Farns" wrote in message ...
I've built a custom mail Outlook form (Outlook 2003) and want the user to be
able to attach an email or file to the form before sending. The Insert File
icon is available on the toolbar when sending a standard new mail form, but
not in the custom mail form. I can't find any properties or controls in
design mode that will add the functionality to the custom form.

The form currently does all I need it to do (except insert file) without
having any VBA. I prefer not to have any VBA so as to avoid security
warnings when the end user copies/moves/uses the custom form. I don't have
administrative rights to publish the custom form. I'm hoping to keep the
simplicity of any user being able to grab the .OST file from a web folder and
use it without any hassle.

So.... can anyone suggest a way to add file attachment functionality to a
custom mail form without VBA?

thanks..
--
D.Farns

Sue,

thanks for the quick response. The Message Body control was on the form,
but not visible. Setting visible to True did bring out the Insert item on
the toolbar as I was hoping. It looks likes the message body is the only
place you can drag and drop an email into also. Another reason to have the
message body visible.

All set...thanks again!
--
D.Farns


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Add the message body control back to the form, and the Insert File command will be available again.

--
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

"D.Farns" wrote in message ...
I've built a custom mail Outlook form (Outlook 2003) and want the user to be
able to attach an email or file to the form before sending. The Insert File
icon is available on the toolbar when sending a standard new mail form, but
not in the custom mail form. I can't find any properties or controls in
design mode that will add the functionality to the custom form.

The form currently does all I need it to do (except insert file) without
having any VBA. I prefer not to have any VBA so as to avoid security
warnings when the end user copies/moves/uses the custom form. I don't have
administrative rights to publish the custom form. I'm hoping to keep the
simplicity of any user being able to grab the .OST file from a web folder and
use it without any hassle.

So.... can anyone suggest a way to add file attachment functionality to a
custom mail form without VBA?

thanks..
--
D.Farns