In a table view of a folder, some of Outlook's standard fields appear with
icons. I would like to achieve the same effect with a user-defined field,
but can't figure out how.

For example, if you have the standard field "Importance" in a view, you may
see an exclamation point or a down arrow in the table view. If you right
click on the column heading and select "Format Columns..." the resulting
dialog box informs you that the Importance field has a "Format Type" of
"Bitmap w/Popup List." All my custom fields in this view also show their
assigned Format types. However, when you create a user-defined field,
"Bitmap w/Popup List" is not a viable option.

How do I enable a bitmap popup for a user-defined field?
Can I diaply a bitmap in a column like the 'Icon' field?

Thanks in advance,
Sapna

Outlook doesn't support custom drop-down lists such as the ones you
describe.

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


"Sapna" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In a table view of a folder, some of Outlook's standard fields appear with
> icons. I would like to achieve the same effect with a user-defined field,
> but can't figure out how.
>
> For example, if you have the standard field "Importance" in a view, you
> may
> see an exclamation point or a down arrow in the table view. If you right
> click on the column heading and select "Format Columns..." the resulting
> dialog box informs you that the Importance field has a "Format Type" of
> "Bitmap w/Popup List." All my custom fields in this view also show their
> assigned Format types. However, when you create a user-defined field,
> "Bitmap w/Popup List" is not a viable option.
>
> How do I enable a bitmap popup for a user-defined field?
> Can I diaply a bitmap in a column like the 'Icon' field?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Sapna
>