Hi all,

Wow, there is a lot to learn about forms in Outlook. Here's my
problem...which actually started both in Word and Outlook.

I created a Word doc that had a few text form fields and 1 drop-down box
field. Then I selected the "Email button" which allowed me to send the form
to the appropriate party/parties with all the fields that I have pre-filled
in.

After I sent it, all text form fields retained the data I put in, but the
drop-down box field did NOT retain the selection I gave it. As a matter of
fact, it didn't even show ANY of the options, the sent message appears as if
there was never a drop-down box to begin with.

So that gave me the idea to do this as a form in Outlook, to which I have
ZERO experience.

I was trying to play around with the control box, so I added a one. Then I
right clicked on the box, looked at all the options but for the life of me,
cannot get multiple entries in there like I did with Word. Word was easy, you
typed an option, clicked on ADD, typed another option, clicked on ADD again,
etc. Outlook seems much more difficult to accomplish this what I perceive to
be an easy task.

Am I going the have to learn VBA script for this? Isn't there a GUI
interface for doing this? How can the above be done.

After all is said and done, I would like to to able to do 2 things when
pulling up a form...

1. Email area - Have the mail recipient box ready and the "TO" button (for
selecting a contact) visible.

2. Body Area - Go through about 4 tab fields; entering whatever data I would
like, selecting 1 of 4 entries in a drop down box.

Send it to the recipients that I would like and have it HOLD all of the
info, including my selection from the drop-down box.

Thanks in advance

Outlook forms development hasn't had much investment in over 10 years and is
not easy to work with, and is definitely not real robust. Look at all the
information about forms development at www.outlookcode.com for lots more
information about all the things you're asking.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"duugg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:E018113F-F5D8-4C6B-B79E-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all,
>
> Wow, there is a lot to learn about forms in Outlook. Here's my
> problem...which actually started both in Word and Outlook.
>
> I created a Word doc that had a few text form fields and 1 drop-down box
> field. Then I selected the "Email button" which allowed me to send the
> form
> to the appropriate party/parties with all the fields that I have
> pre-filled
> in.
>
> After I sent it, all text form fields retained the data I put in, but the
> drop-down box field did NOT retain the selection I gave it. As a matter of
> fact, it didn't even show ANY of the options, the sent message appears as
> if
> there was never a drop-down box to begin with.
>
> So that gave me the idea to do this as a form in Outlook, to which I have
> ZERO experience.
>
> I was trying to play around with the control box, so I added a one. Then I
> right clicked on the box, looked at all the options but for the life of
> me,
> cannot get multiple entries in there like I did with Word. Word was easy,
> you
> typed an option, clicked on ADD, typed another option, clicked on ADD
> again,
> etc. Outlook seems much more difficult to accomplish this what I perceive
> to
> be an easy task.
>
> Am I going the have to learn VBA script for this? Isn't there a GUI
> interface for doing this? How can the above be done.
>
> After all is said and done, I would like to to able to do 2 things when
> pulling up a form...
>
> 1. Email area - Have the mail recipient box ready and the "TO" button (for
> selecting a contact) visible.
>
> 2. Body Area - Go through about 4 tab fields; entering whatever data I
> would
> like, selecting 1 of 4 entries in a drop down box.
>
> Send it to the recipients that I would like and have it HOLD all of the
> info, including my selection from the drop-down box.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>

Hi Hollis,

Sue's finishing up her master's degree work. She also sold outlookcode.com
to Eric Legault. Whether or not she ultimately returns to the newsgroups is
an open question.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Hollis Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
<snip>
> After telling one petitioner that Sue "owned" this newsgroup and that
> most questions were already answered on outlookcode.com, I started
> noticing that she hasn't been answering questions here in several
> weeks. Has Sue retired?
>
> --
> Hollis Paul
> Mukilteo, WA USA

For more on what Sue's doing: http://www.turtleflock.com/

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Hollis Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article <#(E-Mail Removed)>, Ken Slovak - [MVP -
> Outlook] wrote:
>> Sue's finishing up her master's degree work. She also sold
>> outlookcode.com
>> to Eric Legault. Whether or not she ultimately returns to the newsgroups
>> is
>> an open question.
>>
> Well, that is certainly change, and probably progress. I recall hearing
> something about a master's, but don't remember the subject. I doubt that
> it
> is in the field of Outlook Forms programming, so I would expect her to
> move on
> to more interesting pastures. Then again, I am still hanging about. It
> may
> be a stronger addiction than I thought. I get the feeling that it is like
> the
> tree in the quad, you have to look at it regularly, or it disappears and
> no
> one will have noticed.
>
> --
> Hollis Paul
> Mukilteo, WA USA
>
>