The first difference I noticed is the Tools|Forms|Design
this form... is not available from a new message window.
Has it been moved, removed or am I just missing it?

Second, from the main Outlook window I do
Tools|Forms|Design a form..., choose the 'Message' form
and click open. An Internet Explorer message box pops up
with the message "Your current security settings prohibit
running ActiveX controls on this page. As a result, the
pave may not display correctly."

I have lowered all of my IE security settings that I know
about with no difference.

I am using Windows XP SP1a and Office Professional Edition
2003

In article <0c9701c397ee$615be990$(E-Mail Removed)>, James Wood wrote:
> The first difference I noticed is the Tools|Forms|Design
> this form... is not available from a new message window.
> Has it been moved, removed or am I just missing it?
>
It's there on my Outlook 2003. And when I do the second method, I get
the form in design mode.

Unfortunately, I don't know about the IE security settings.

Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
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Using Virtual Access 4.52 build 277 (32-bit), Windows 2000 build 2195
http://search.support.microsoft.com/...=TECH&LN=EN-US

Mukilteo, WA USA

If you've set Word 2003 as you email editor you can't design the message
form by selecting Design This Form from the Tools menu. Switch to the
Outlook editor and you'll be able to do this. (Tools, Options, Mail Format
tab).

I'm not sure about the second error, but I'll look it up and see what I can
find.

--
Patricia Cardoza
Outlook MVP
www.cardozasolutions.com

Author, Special Edition Using Microsoft Outlook 2003

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"James Wood" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0c9701c397ee$615be990$(E-Mail Removed)...
> The first difference I noticed is the Tools|Forms|Design
> this form... is not available from a new message window.
> Has it been moved, removed or am I just missing it?
>
> Second, from the main Outlook window I do
> Tools|Forms|Design a form..., choose the 'Message' form
> and click open. An Internet Explorer message box pops up
> with the message "Your current security settings prohibit
> running ActiveX controls on this page. As a result, the
> pave may not display correctly."
>
> I have lowered all of my IE security settings that I know
> about with no difference.
>
> I am using Windows XP SP1a and Office Professional Edition
> 2003

I've seen this when I started designing a form without first turning off my automatic signature.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"James Wood" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:0c9701c397ee$615be990$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> Second, from the main Outlook window I do
> Tools|Forms|Design a form..., choose the 'Message' form
> and click open. An Internet Explorer message box pops up
> with the message "Your current security settings prohibit
> running ActiveX controls on this page. As a result, the
> pave may not display correctly."