I am needing to make a form that has multiple boxes, text and numbers, but I
am thus far unable to get the end result to preview in the reading pane of
whomever it is sent to. I have been starting with the default message type
form, deleting the actual message area and inserting the seperate boxes I
need, but is there a better way? I am a noob so I apologize ahead of time if
I have overlooked the answer elsewhere or am submitting this in an incorrect
format. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

Outlook 2007 is the first version with the capability to show a custom form's controls in the reading pane. It uses a new technique called "form regions."

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Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
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and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"derekh" wrote in message ...
I am needing to make a form that has multiple boxes, text and numbers, but I
am thus far unable to get the end result to preview in the reading pane of
whomever it is sent to. I have been starting with the default message type
form, deleting the actual message area and inserting the seperate boxes I
need, but is there a better way? I am a noob so I apologize ahead of time if
I have overlooked the answer elsewhere or am submitting this in an incorrect
format. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.