Custom Form Printing
 

Okay all I think I am making this more difficult then it needs to be so I
thought instead of doing that I would ask our group here for help.


Created customized form with mutliple tabs and fields.

I am trying to find the best way to print a customized contact form. The
goal is to be able to print the contact form that is selected in a predined
tempate automatically by pushing a print command button. Typically they are
going to print a single contact at a a time.

I am trying to figure out the best method to do this such as create and make
it as seemless as possible to the end-user.

Francine Otterson
MVP - Outlook

Custom Form Printing
 

Hi Francine! It *is* difficult, at least until you understand the technique. Outlook doesn't do WYSIWYG printing of custom forms. I always use the Word template method described at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customprint.htm along with other various solutions.

--
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


"Francine Otterson" Francine wrote in message ...
Okay all I think I am making this more difficult then it needs to be so I
thought instead of doing that I would ask our group here for help.


Created customized form with mutliple tabs and fields.

I am trying to find the best way to print a customized contact form. The
goal is to be able to print the contact form that is selected in a predined
tempate automatically by pushing a print command button. Typically they are
going to print a single contact at a a time.

I am trying to figure out the best method to do this such as create and make
it as seemless as possible to the end-user.

Francine Otterson
MVP - Outlook

Custom Form Printing
 

Hi there Sue, thanks so much I will look at it. I am sure with my background
in doing this in Access is not helping it seems to be much different in
Outlook. At least I know I am just missing something.

I do have one more question for you - if I may. I created the form but
realized that I did all the customizatio "user-defined" fields at the form
level and not folder level. Now when I created a new sub-folder the items
that are not on the form are not available under the folder level.
Preventing me from adding them to mail-merge. Any way to rectify this
easily.


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Hi Francine! It *is* difficult, at least until you understand the technique. Outlook doesn't do WYSIWYG printing of custom forms. I always use the Word template method described at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customprint.htm along with other various solutions.

--
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


"Francine Otterson" Francine wrote in message ...
Okay all I think I am making this more difficult then it needs to be so I
thought instead of doing that I would ask our group here for help.


Created customized form with mutliple tabs and fields.

I am trying to find the best way to print a customized contact form. The
goal is to be able to print the contact form that is selected in a predined
tempate automatically by pushing a print command button. Typically they are
going to print a single contact at a a time.

I am trying to figure out the best method to do this such as create and make
it as seemless as possible to the end-user.

Francine Otterson
MVP - Outlook

Custom Form Printing
 

You must add the fields to the folder, either manually or by writing a script or some VBA code that (a) creates a new post in the folder and (b) adds fields to it. Such a script is available at http://www.exchangeadmin.com/article...ticleid=23483; you don't have to register to download the code.

--
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


"Francine Otterson" wrote in message ...
Hi there Sue, thanks so much I will look at it. I am sure with my background
in doing this in Access is not helping it seems to be much different in
Outlook. At least I know I am just missing something.

I do have one more question for you - if I may. I created the form but
realized that I did all the customizatio "user-defined" fields at the form
level and not folder level. Now when I created a new sub-folder the items
that are not on the form are not available under the folder level.
Preventing me from adding them to mail-merge. Any way to rectify this
easily.


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Hi Francine! It *is* difficult, at least until you understand the technique. Outlook doesn't do WYSIWYG printing of custom forms. I always use the Word template method described at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customprint.htm along with other various solutions.


"Francine Otterson" Francine wrote in message ...
Okay all I think I am making this more difficult then it needs to be so I
thought instead of doing that I would ask our group here for help.


Created customized form with mutliple tabs and fields.

I am trying to find the best way to print a customized contact form. The
goal is to be able to print the contact form that is selected in a predined
tempate automatically by pushing a print command button. Typically they are
going to print a single contact at a a time.

I am trying to figure out the best method to do this such as create and make
it as seemless as possible to the end-user.

Francine Otterson
MVP - Outlook

Custom Form Printing
 

First thank you for your help - I am making progress and the solution of
using the Word template to do what I need does seem to be the best option.
But I am once again stuck and after trying for way too long on my own I
decided to ask for help. I did check in you book and on the newgroups. I am
sure the answer is there but I am missing it.

I used the code in Ch 22 as I a guideline but I keep getting variable not
defined for the following code. Seems the problem is Item.UserProperities.

Sub FillFields(objDoc)
Dim colFields
Set colFields = objDoc.FormFields
colFields("LabManagerName").Result = _
Item.UserProperites("Lab Manager Name")
End Sub


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You must add the fields to the folder, either manually or by writing a script or some VBA code that (a) creates a new post in the folder and (b) adds fields to it. Such a script is available at http://www.exchangeadmin.com/article...ticleid=23483; you don't have to register to download the code.

--
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


"Francine Otterson" wrote in message ...
Hi there Sue, thanks so much I will look at it. I am sure with my background
in doing this in Access is not helping it seems to be much different in
Outlook. At least I know I am just missing something.

I do have one more question for you - if I may. I created the form but
realized that I did all the customizatio "user-defined" fields at the form
level and not folder level. Now when I created a new sub-folder the items
that are not on the form are not available under the folder level.
Preventing me from adding them to mail-merge. Any way to rectify this
easily.


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Hi Francine! It *is* difficult, at least until you understand the technique. Outlook doesn't do WYSIWYG printing of custom forms. I always use the Word template method described at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customprint.htm along with other various solutions.


"Francine Otterson" Francine wrote in message ...
Okay all I think I am making this more difficult then it needs to be so I
thought instead of doing that I would ask our group here for help.


Created customized form with mutliple tabs and fields.

I am trying to find the best way to print a customized contact form. The
goal is to be able to print the contact form that is selected in a predined
tempate automatically by pushing a print command button. Typically they are
going to print a single contact at a a time.

I am trying to figure out the best method to do this such as create and make
it as seemless as possible to the end-user.

Francine Otterson
MVP - Outlook

Custom Form Printing
 

Is this code running inside the Outlook form? If not, you need to instantiate an Item object variable somewhere in your code to tell Outlook what item to work with.

--
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


"Francine Otterson" wrote in message ...
First thank you for your help - I am making progress and the solution of
using the Word template to do what I need does seem to be the best option.
But I am once again stuck and after trying for way too long on my own I
decided to ask for help. I did check in you book and on the newgroups. I am
sure the answer is there but I am missing it.

I used the code in Ch 22 as I a guideline but I keep getting variable not
defined for the following code. Seems the problem is Item.UserProperities.

Sub FillFields(objDoc)
Dim colFields
Set colFields = objDoc.FormFields
colFields("LabManagerName").Result = _
Item.UserProperites("Lab Manager Name")
End Sub


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You must add the fields to the folder, either manually or by writing a script or some VBA code that (a) creates a new post in the folder and (b) adds fields to it. Such a script is available at http://www.exchangeadmin.com/article...ticleid=23483; you don't have to register to download the code.

"Francine Otterson" wrote in message ...
Hi there Sue, thanks so much I will look at it. I am sure with my background
in doing this in Access is not helping it seems to be much different in
Outlook. At least I know I am just missing something.

I do have one more question for you - if I may. I created the form but
realized that I did all the customizatio "user-defined" fields at the form
level and not folder level. Now when I created a new sub-folder the items
that are not on the form are not available under the folder level.
Preventing me from adding them to mail-merge. Any way to rectify this
easily.


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Hi Francine! It *is* difficult, at least until you understand the technique. Outlook doesn't do WYSIWYG printing of custom forms. I always use the Word template method described at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customprint.htm along with other various solutions.


"Francine Otterson" Francine wrote in message ...
Okay all I think I am making this more difficult then it needs to be so I
thought instead of doing that I would ask our group here for help.


Created customized form with mutliple tabs and fields.

I am trying to find the best way to print a customized contact form. The
goal is to be able to print the contact form that is selected in a predined
tempate automatically by pushing a print command button. Typically they are
going to print a single contact at a a time.

I am trying to figure out the best method to do this such as create and make
it as seemless as possible to the end-user.

Francine Otterson
MVP - Outlook

Custom Form Printing
 

Sue, I thought it was running in the form. Well at least when I open the
form the macro is listed there but gives the same ieror. I will try to
instantiate the item object variable.

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Is this code running inside the Outlook form? If not, you need to instantiate an Item object variable somewhere in your code to tell Outlook what item to work with.

--
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


"Francine Otterson" wrote in message ...
First thank you for your help - I am making progress and the solution of
using the Word template to do what I need does seem to be the best option.
But I am once again stuck and after trying for way too long on my own I
decided to ask for help. I did check in you book and on the newgroups. I am
sure the answer is there but I am missing it.

I used the code in Ch 22 as I a guideline but I keep getting variable not
defined for the following code. Seems the problem is Item.UserProperities.

Sub FillFields(objDoc)
Dim colFields
Set colFields = objDoc.FormFields
colFields("LabManagerName").Result = _
Item.UserProperites("Lab Manager Name")
End Sub


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You must add the fields to the folder, either manually or by writing a script or some VBA code that (a) creates a new post in the folder and (b) adds fields to it. Such a script is available at http://www.exchangeadmin.com/article...ticleid=23483; you don't have to register to download the code.

"Francine Otterson" wrote in message ...
Hi there Sue, thanks so much I will look at it. I am sure with my background
in doing this in Access is not helping it seems to be much different in
Outlook. At least I know I am just missing something.

I do have one more question for you - if I may. I created the form but
realized that I did all the customizatio "user-defined" fields at the form
level and not folder level. Now when I created a new sub-folder the items
that are not on the form are not available under the folder level.
Preventing me from adding them to mail-merge. Any way to rectify this
easily.


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Hi Francine! It *is* difficult, at least until you understand the technique. Outlook doesn't do WYSIWYG printing of custom forms. I always use the Word template method described at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customprint.htm along with other various solutions.


"Francine Otterson" Francine wrote in message ...
Okay all I think I am making this more difficult then it needs to be so I
thought instead of doing that I would ask our group here for help.


Created customized form with mutliple tabs and fields.

I am trying to find the best way to print a customized contact form. The
goal is to be able to print the contact form that is selected in a predined
tempate automatically by pushing a print command button. Typically they are
going to print a single contact at a a time.

I am trying to figure out the best method to do this such as create and make
it as seemless as possible to the end-user.

Francine Otterson
MVP - Outlook

Custom Form Printing
 

I'm now confused about where you're writing your code. The code behind a custom Outlook form is VBScript, not VBA macros.

--
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


"Francine Otterson" wrote in message ...
Sue, I thought it was running in the form. Well at least when I open the
form the macro is listed there but gives the same ieror. I will try to
instantiate the item object variable.

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Is this code running inside the Outlook form? If not, you need to instantiate an Item object variable somewhere in your code to tell Outlook what item to work with.



"Francine Otterson" wrote in message ...
First thank you for your help - I am making progress and the solution of
using the Word template to do what I need does seem to be the best option.
But I am once again stuck and after trying for way too long on my own I
decided to ask for help. I did check in you book and on the newgroups. I am
sure the answer is there but I am missing it.

I used the code in Ch 22 as I a guideline but I keep getting variable not
defined for the following code. Seems the problem is Item.UserProperities.

Sub FillFields(objDoc)
Dim colFields
Set colFields = objDoc.FormFields
colFields("LabManagerName").Result = _
Item.UserProperites("Lab Manager Name")
End Sub


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You must add the fields to the folder, either manually or by writing a script or some VBA code that (a) creates a new post in the folder and (b) adds fields to it. Such a script is available at http://www.exchangeadmin.com/article...ticleid=23483; you don't have to register to download the code.

"Francine Otterson" wrote in message ...
Hi there Sue, thanks so much I will look at it. I am sure with my background
in doing this in Access is not helping it seems to be much different in
Outlook. At least I know I am just missing something.

I do have one more question for you - if I may. I created the form but
realized that I did all the customizatio "user-defined" fields at the form
level and not folder level. Now when I created a new sub-folder the items
that are not on the form are not available under the folder level.
Preventing me from adding them to mail-merge. Any way to rectify this
easily.


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Hi Francine! It *is* difficult, at least until you understand the technique. Outlook doesn't do WYSIWYG printing of custom forms. I always use the Word template method described at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customprint.htm along with other various solutions.


"Francine Otterson" Francine wrote in message ...
Okay all I think I am making this more difficult then it needs to be so I
thought instead of doing that I would ask our group here for help.


Created customized form with mutliple tabs and fields.

I am trying to find the best way to print a customized contact form. The
goal is to be able to print the contact form that is selected in a predined
tempate automatically by pushing a print command button. Typically they are
going to print a single contact at a a time.

I am trying to figure out the best method to do this such as create and make
it as seemless as possible to the end-user.

Francine Otterson
MVP - Outlook

Custom Form Printing
 

I notice you have a typo in " Item.UserProperites("Lab Manager Name") " (
should be " Item.UserProperties("Lab Manager Name") ". It couldn't be as
simple as that could it?


"Francine Otterson" wrote:

First thank you for your help - I am making progress and the solution of
using the Word template to do what I need does seem to be the best option.
But I am once again stuck and after trying for way too long on my own I
decided to ask for help. I did check in you book and on the newgroups. I am
sure the answer is there but I am missing it.

I used the code in Ch 22 as I a guideline but I keep getting variable not
defined for the following code. Seems the problem is Item.UserProperities.

Sub FillFields(objDoc)
Dim colFields
Set colFields = objDoc.FormFields
colFields("LabManagerName").Result = _
Item.UserProperites("Lab Manager Name")
End Sub


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You must add the fields to the folder, either manually or by writing a script or some VBA code that (a) creates a new post in the folder and (b) adds fields to it. Such a script is available at http://www.exchangeadmin.com/article...ticleid=23483; you don't have to register to download the code.

--
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


"Francine Otterson" wrote in message ...
Hi there Sue, thanks so much I will look at it. I am sure with my background
in doing this in Access is not helping it seems to be much different in
Outlook. At least I know I am just missing something.

I do have one more question for you - if I may. I created the form but
realized that I did all the customizatio "user-defined" fields at the form
level and not folder level. Now when I created a new sub-folder the items
that are not on the form are not available under the folder level.
Preventing me from adding them to mail-merge. Any way to rectify this
easily.


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Hi Francine! It *is* difficult, at least until you understand the technique. Outlook doesn't do WYSIWYG printing of custom forms. I always use the Word template method described at http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customprint.htm along with other various solutions.


"Francine Otterson" Francine wrote in message ...
Okay all I think I am making this more difficult then it needs to be so I
thought instead of doing that I would ask our group here for help.


Created customized form with mutliple tabs and fields.

I am trying to find the best way to print a customized contact form. The
goal is to be able to print the contact form that is selected in a predined
tempate automatically by pushing a print command button. Typically they are
going to print a single contact at a a time.

I am trying to figure out the best method to do this such as create and make
it as seemless as possible to the end-user.

Francine Otterson
MVP - Outlook

Custom Form Printing
 

Sue, first thank you for your patience it is in the form itself.

--
Francine Otterson
President, San Diego Outlook User Group
MVP - Microsoft Outlook
"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
I'm now confused about where you're writing your code. The code behind a
custom Outlook form is VBScript, not VBA macros.

--
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


"Francine Otterson" wrote in
message ...
Sue, I thought it was running in the form. Well at least when I open the
form the macro is listed there but gives the same ieror. I will try to
instantiate the item object variable.

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Is this code running inside the Outlook form? If not, you need to
instantiate an Item object variable somewhere in your code to tell
Outlook what item to work with.



"Francine Otterson" wrote in
message ...
First thank you for your help - I am making progress and the solution
of
using the Word template to do what I need does seem to be the best
option.
But I am once again stuck and after trying for way too long on my own I
decided to ask for help. I did check in you book and on the newgroups.
I am
sure the answer is there but I am missing it.

I used the code in Ch 22 as I a guideline but I keep getting variable
not
defined for the following code. Seems the problem is
Item.UserProperities.

Sub FillFields(objDoc)
Dim colFields
Set colFields = objDoc.FormFields
colFields("LabManagerName").Result = _
Item.UserProperites("Lab Manager Name")
End Sub


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You must add the fields to the folder, either manually or by writing a
script or some VBA code that (a) creates a new post in the folder and
(b) adds fields to it. Such a script is available at
http://www.exchangeadmin.com/article...ticleid=23483; you
don't have to register to download the code.

"Francine Otterson" wrote
in message ...
Hi there Sue, thanks so much I will look at it. I am sure with my
background
in doing this in Access is not helping it seems to be much different
in
Outlook. At least I know I am just missing something.

I do have one more question for you - if I may. I created the form
but
realized that I did all the customizatio "user-defined" fields at
the form
level and not folder level. Now when I created a new sub-folder the
items
that are not on the form are not available under the folder level.
Preventing me from adding them to mail-merge. Any way to rectify
this
easily.


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Hi Francine! It *is* difficult, at least until you understand the
technique. Outlook doesn't do WYSIWYG printing of custom forms. I
always use the Word template method described at
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customprint.htm along with other
various solutions.


"Francine Otterson" Francine
wrote in message
...
Okay all I think I am making this more difficult then it needs to
be so I
thought instead of doing that I would ask our group here for
help.


Created customized form with mutliple tabs and fields.

I am trying to find the best way to print a customized contact
form. The
goal is to be able to print the contact form that is selected in
a predined
tempate automatically by pushing a print command button.
Typically they are
going to print a single contact at a a time.

I am trying to figure out the best method to do this such as
create and make
it as seemless as possible to the end-user.

Francine Otterson
MVP - Outlook