Apply custom designed forms to Imported Contacts

[Guest]

Would be very grateful for any help.

I've created a link between an Access Query and Public Contacts database.
It's not a direct link because the option to import contacts from Access
doesn't appear for a Public folder. I've also designed a custom form for the
address cards so that all mapped information is on one page. The form works
like a charm when I try to create a new contact, but doesn't apply this
custom form to the imported contacts from Access. Does anyone have any ideas
how I can make this custom designed form apply to imported contacts from
Access?

Thanks very much

 

[Oliver Vukovics]

Hi CaymanCarrie,

you have to change the message class for the imported contacts.

You could use our freeware addon for Outlook: "DocMessageClasss".

You will find this free utilitie for Outlook on this site:
http://www.publicshareware.com/public-share-outlook-utilities.html

 

[Guest]

Thanks Oliver. After getting your reply about message classes and doing a
bit more research, I was able to find a useful documents that provides some
background to the less experience users, just in case anyone else looks into
this thread.

"How to update existing items in an Outlook folder to use a new custom form"

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/201087

However, the macro they recommend in this article, Omsgclas.exe, only seems
to work on older versions of Word and Outlook.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

There's no reason the macro won't work on any version. What problems are you encounter? Did you check Outlook VBA basics like security? See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/vbabasics.htm

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers