Outlook 2007 Beta 2 has wrong format for IPM.Contact

In Outlook 2007 beta 2, if I try to customize a contact form, the template
IPM.Contact form that appears is the old Outlook 2000/2002 form. Microsoft
forgot to update this for Outlook 2003, and now it looks like it hasn't
incorporated the Outlook 2007 changes either.

It causes great user confusion if I make a minor tweak to the Contact form
that isn't even supposed to be user visible, and as a result users see a
completely different form layout.

Microsoft, please update the custom IPM.Contact template before Outlook 2007
is finalized!

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> Microsoft, please update the custom IPM.Contact template before Outlook 2007
> is finalized!

That won't happen. Why? Because Outlook 2007 introduces a new method of modifying forms -- custom form regions -- that provides more flexibility, a nearly complete set of controls for duplicating the look of existing forms on custom pages, a possible end to forms cache problems, and other pluses for developers of Outlook add-ins. I've posted a short getting started exercise at http://turtleflock-ol2007.spaces.msn.com/blog/cns!C1013F1F9A99E3D8!144.entry, and more information is available on Ryan Gregs's blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/rgregg/

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Mike Gilbert" <MikeGilbert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:22934CEE-AC0C-4D7D-BD13-AE8C455F0CA9@microsoft.com...
> In Outlook 2007 beta 2, if I try to customize a contact form, the template
> IPM.Contact form that appears is the old Outlook 2000/2002 form. Microsoft
> forgot to update this for Outlook 2003, and now it looks like it hasn't
> incorporated the Outlook 2007 changes either.
>
> It causes great user confusion if I make a minor tweak to the Contact form
> that isn't even supposed to be user visible, and as a result users see a
> completely different form layout.
>
> Microsoft, please update the custom IPM.Contact template before Outlook 2007
> is finalized!
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...k.program_forms

OK, at least there's a way. I'll follow the pointers you referred me to.
Thanks!

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> > Microsoft, please update the custom IPM.Contact template before Outlook 2007
> > is finalized!
>
> That won't happen. Why? Because Outlook 2007 introduces a new method of modifying forms -- custom form regions -- that provides more flexibility, a nearly complete set of controls for duplicating the look of existing forms on custom pages, a possible end to forms cache problems, and other pluses for developers of Outlook add-ins. I've posted a short getting started exercise at http://turtleflock-ol2007.spaces.msn.com/blog/cns!C1013F1F9A99E3D8!144.entry, and more information is available on Ryan Gregs's blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/rgregg/
>
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
> and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>
> "Mike Gilbert" <MikeGilbert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:22934CEE-AC0C-4D7D-BD13-AE8C455F0CA9@microsoft.com...
> > In Outlook 2007 beta 2, if I try to customize a contact form, the template
> > IPM.Contact form that appears is the old Outlook 2000/2002 form. Microsoft
> > forgot to update this for Outlook 2003, and now it looks like it hasn't
> > incorporated the Outlook 2007 changes either.
> >
> > It causes great user confusion if I make a minor tweak to the Contact form
> > that isn't even supposed to be user visible, and as a result users see a
> > completely different form layout.
> >
> > Microsoft, please update the custom IPM.Contact template before Outlook 2007
> > is finalized!
> >
> > ----------------
> > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
> > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...k.program_forms
>