- I created user-defined fields and a form for contacts in Outlook 2002.
When I upgraded to Office 2003, my form was gone.
- Although I was able to rebuild most of the form, I can't find a way to
select some of my custom fields when I am designing the form. These fields
still exist in Outlook, because I can select them (from the list of
"user-defined fields in folder") when I am customizing a view.
- The field in question is a text field
- How do I add one of these fields to a form?
Thanks.

You should be able to drag the fields from the Field Chooser's User-Defined Fields in Folder list to the custom form.

Maybe you did more than an in-place upgrade? Nothing about upgrading is likely to make a form disappear.

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


"Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:AB16ED10-3B61-456B-A1AD-(E-Mail Removed)...
>- I created user-defined fields and a form for contacts in Outlook 2002.
> When I upgraded to Office 2003, my form was gone.
> - Although I was able to rebuild most of the form, I can't find a way to
> select some of my custom fields when I am designing the form. These fields
> still exist in Outlook, because I can select them (from the list of
> "user-defined fields in folder") when I am customizing a view.
> - The field in question is a text field
> - How do I add one of these fields to a form?
> Thanks.

Sue,
- Thanks, but that's my problem; the fields don't appear on the Field
Chooser...and I've looked in all of the selections including User-Defined...
- And to correct my earlier statement, the form was still there, at least in
name, but when I opened it many of my custom fields were gone.
- After playing with this some more, when I open some contact records they
use my old custom form with all of the user-defined fields, and some other
contacts (in the same folder) use my rebuilt form...w/out some custom fields.
- My upgrade process consisted of loading the Office 2003 disk in the PC,
and following the step-by-step instructions. I always do a custom install to
keep from loading useless items; is it possible that I de-selected an option
needed for user-defined fields?
Thanks, Dave

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> You should be able to drag the fields from the Field Chooser's User-Defined Fields in Folder list to the custom form.
>
> Maybe you did more than an in-place upgrade? Nothing about upgrading is likely to make a form disappear.
>
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of
> Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>
>
> "Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:AB16ED10-3B61-456B-A1AD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >- I created user-defined fields and a form for contacts in Outlook 2002.
> > When I upgraded to Office 2003, my form was gone.
> > - Although I was able to rebuild most of the form, I can't find a way to
> > select some of my custom fields when I am designing the form. These fields
> > still exist in Outlook, because I can select them (from the list of
> > "user-defined fields in folder") when I am customizing a view.
> > - The field in question is a text field
> > - How do I add one of these fields to a form?
> > Thanks.
>

There is no such option. If you did an in-place upgrade and are using the same mail profile and information store as before, the only scenario I know in which you would appear to lose fields is if the custom form was just too complex or had too many fields.

I don't think you ever said where the form is published?

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


"Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:EFC70ED4-24F6-4245-A71F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sue,
> - Thanks, but that's my problem; the fields don't appear on the Field
> Chooser...and I've looked in all of the selections including User-Defined...
> - And to correct my earlier statement, the form was still there, at least in
> name, but when I opened it many of my custom fields were gone.
> - After playing with this some more, when I open some contact records they
> use my old custom form with all of the user-defined fields, and some other
> contacts (in the same folder) use my rebuilt form...w/out some custom fields.
> - My upgrade process consisted of loading the Office 2003 disk in the PC,
> and following the step-by-step instructions. I always do a custom install to
> keep from loading useless items; is it possible that I de-selected an option
> needed for user-defined fields?
> Thanks, Dave
>
> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> You should be able to drag the fields from the Field Chooser's User-Defined Fields in Folder list to the custom form.
>>
>> Maybe you did more than an in-place upgrade? Nothing about upgrading is likely to make a form disappear.
>>
>>
>> "Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:AB16ED10-3B61-456B-A1AD-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >- I created user-defined fields and a form for contacts in Outlook 2002.
>> > When I upgraded to Office 2003, my form was gone.
>> > - Although I was able to rebuild most of the form, I can't find a way to
>> > select some of my custom fields when I am designing the form. These fields
>> > still exist in Outlook, because I can select them (from the list of
>> > "user-defined fields in folder") when I am customizing a view.
>> > - The field in question is a text field
>> > - How do I add one of these fields to a form?
>> > Thanks.
>>