Changing Email drop-down doesn't change "Display As"

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Stephen Morgan

In Outlook 2003, I've created a Contacts Form and successfully published
it to the Personal Forms Library, but I've mucked something up. When I
add a second or third email address to the contact, and press the "down"
button to show E-mail 2 or E-mail 3, the new email addresses show the
changes, but the "Display As" stays showing the first E-mail address.
Any hints please?
 
That's apparently one of many things lost when the first page is customized. I've added it to the list at http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=21. FWIW, the user can still modify E-mail 2 Display Name and E-mail 3 Display Name on the All Fields page.

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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
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54
 
Sue said:
That's apparently one of many things lost when the first page is customized. I've added it to the list at http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=21. FWIW, the user can still modify E-mail 2 Display Name and E-mail 3 Display Name on the All Fields page.
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Sue,
Thanks for your speedy response - I thought I had broken a link
somewhere and I was tearing my hair out! Do you know if this has been
fixed in Office/Outlook 2007? I know there's another bug - when you drag
your custom form onto the "New Message to Contact", it does not open up
a new email - has that been fixed too? Just curious - thanks for all
your ongoing help - I'm sure many many people are grateful for your
assistance - I know I am!!
 
The display issue works the same in Outlook 2007. Dragging a custom form item to Mail does create a new email.

Custom forms are essentially dead-end technology. Expect no improvements. They may not survive Outlook 14. Form regions are the way future applications will handle forms.
 
Hi Sue, I appreciate all the help I get too. Thanks

About custom forms, you stated that they may not survive OL 14 form regions
is the future. Questions, '03 = OL11, '07 = OL12.
Is it fair to say that OL14 is almost a decade away, or at least 6 years.


The display issue works the same in Outlook 2007. Dragging a custom form
item to Mail does create a new email.

Custom forms are essentially dead-end technology. Expect no improvements.
They may not survive Outlook 14. Form regions are the way future
applications will handle forms.
 
OL14 is the next version. Microsoft is already in the planning stage for it, so it's probably less than 3 years away.
 
I take it there is no office 13?

Got it.


OL14 is the next version. Microsoft is already in the planning stage for it,
so it's probably less than 3 years away.
 
You got it.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54


Rob A said:
I take it there is no office 13?

Got it.


OL14 is the next version. Microsoft is already in the planning stage for it,
so it's probably less than 3 years away.

Rob A said:
Hi Sue, I appreciate all the help I get too. Thanks

About custom forms, you stated that they may not survive OL 14 form
regions
is the future. Questions, '03 = OL11, '07 = OL12.
Is it fair to say that OL14 is almost a decade away, or at least 6 years.


The display issue works the same in Outlook 2007. Dragging a custom form
item to Mail does create a new email.

Custom forms are essentially dead-end technology. Expect no improvements.
They may not survive Outlook 14. Form regions are the way future
applications will handle forms.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54


Stephen said:
Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
That's apparently one of many things lost when the first page is
customized. I've added it to the list at
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=21. FWIW, the user can still
modify E-mail 2 Display Name and E-mail 3 Display Name on the All Fields
page.

Sue,
Thanks for your speedy response - I thought I had broken a link
somewhere and I was tearing my hair out! Do you know if this has been
fixed in Office/Outlook 2007? I know there's another bug - when you drag
your custom form onto the "New Message to Contact", it does not open up
a new email - has that been fixed too? Just curious - thanks for all
your ongoing help - I'm sure many many people are grateful for your
assistance - I know I am!!
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