Thank you so much for reading that novel and responding! Thanks for the info
about folders. So, we created a folder for appointments and created a custom
appointment form and made it the default form for that folder. Now all
anyone has to do is go to that public folder and create a new appointment,
and my custom appointment comes up and when they save it it saves directly to
the calendar in that folder. We were thinking we could do the same with a
task... create a task folder, make the custom task the default form for that
folder, then anytime someone wanted that particular task done they just go to
the folder and my custom task pops up and it saves directly to the task list
in that folder. But from the research I've done I'm seeing that's not
possible?? So my next option was to try an email folder... create an email
folder and make my custom email template the default form for that folder,
someone goes to the folder and opens a new email and my custom email pops and
when they send it it populates in that folder. But now I'm finding that
folders aren't for email?? And an email can't be the default form for a
public folder? Or, we could even publish the custom email it in the
Organizational forms library and they could open it from there and just send
it to the folder's address? But I'm hearing that won't work either because
folders don't have addresses anymore and I can't publish to the
Organizational Forms Library due to a MAPI error? What form can I use in the
capacity I've described above? (Like the calendar folder with the default
custom appointment form?)

(And to answer your question, yes, I was thinking that if a folder was set up
to accept tasks, that in essence the folder would actually house a task list,
much like a folder that is set up to accept appointments is essentially
housing a calendar.)

Sue Mosher [MVP] wrote:
1) Message forms are designed to be sent, not to post data in a folder, and
cannot be used as a folder's default form.

2) Mail-enabling a public folder is a task for the Exchange administrator.

To be fully functional, a messsage form needs to be published to the
Organizational Forms library or each user's Personal Forms library. See
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=61

What exactly do you mean by "post to a default task list"? Is that a task
folder in the Public Folders hierarchy? In a mailbox?

I have canned my rather extensive task form due to functionality issues
(huge
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There's no reason a task folder wouldn't work like that . Creating a task in
a folder uses the default form for that folder (unless the user specifically
invokes a different form).

"cmonroe21 via OfficeKB.com" wrote:

Thank you so much for reading that novel and responding! Thanks for the info
about folders. So, we created a folder for appointments and created a custom
appointment form and made it the default form for that folder. Now all
anyone has to do is go to that public folder and create a new appointment,
and my custom appointment comes up and when they save it it saves directly to
the calendar in that folder. We were thinking we could do the same with a
task... create a task folder, make the custom task the default form for that
folder, then anytime someone wanted that particular task done they just go to
the folder and my custom task pops up and it saves directly to the task list
in that folder. But from the research I've done I'm seeing that's not
possible?? So my next option was to try an email folder... create an email
folder and make my custom email template the default form for that folder,
someone goes to the folder and opens a new email and my custom email pops and
when they send it it populates in that folder. But now I'm finding that
folders aren't for email?? And an email can't be the default form for a
public folder? Or, we could even publish the custom email it in the
Organizational forms library and they could open it from there and just send
it to the folder's address? But I'm hearing that won't work either because
folders don't have addresses anymore and I can't publish to the
Organizational Forms Library due to a MAPI error? What form can I use in the
capacity I've described above? (Like the calendar folder with the default
custom appointment form?)

(And to answer your question, yes, I was thinking that if a folder was set up
to accept tasks, that in essence the folder would actually house a task list,
much like a folder that is set up to accept appointments is essentially
housing a calendar.)

Sue Mosher [MVP] wrote:
1) Message forms are designed to be sent, not to post data in a folder, and
cannot be used as a folder's default form.

2) Mail-enabling a public folder is a task for the Exchange administrator.

To be fully functional, a messsage form needs to be published to the
Organizational Forms library or each user's Personal Forms library. See
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=61

What exactly do you mean by "post to a default task list"? Is that a task
folder in the Public Folders hierarchy? In a mailbox?

I have canned my rather extensive task form due to functionality issues
(huge
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far as publishing custom forms in places where others can access and use
them.

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I tried that, but I recreated the "Assign to" button and "send" button on my
task, and so I was getting the "Cannot create a form of this type from a
public folder" when I clicked send. Just now had an epiphany and realized
that on a regular task form you would click "Save and Close," so I tried that
with my custom task and it worked... hm, go figure. Thanks so much for your
patience! You are amazing!

Sue Mosher [MVP] wrote:
There's no reason a task folder wouldn't work like that . Creating a task in
a folder uses the default form for that folder (unless the user specifically
invokes a different form).

Thank you so much for reading that novel and responding! Thanks for the info
about folders. So, we created a folder for appointments and created a custom
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far as publishing custom forms in places where others can access and use
them.

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