Combining "P2" on the "Message" page?

[Guest]

I ceated a form in which I was unable to get the text of my form on the
"message" page. Not untill I created a "P2" did the form show up in the
e-mail. Why is this, and how can I get it all on the "message" page.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Did you click the Edit Read Layout button and add the desired controls to
the read layout of the Message page?

 

[Guest]

I do not see a Edit Read Page Layout button. I do see the Edit Read Page.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

That's the one you need to use.Did you click it? Did you add controls to the
read layout?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Guest]

No... I guess I didn't..... Can you walk me through it?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You already know how to do it, because you apparently customized the compose
layout of the Message page. Click the Edit Read Page button, then perform
exactly the same customization that you did earlier with the Message page.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Guest]

Sue, with all due respect, That's the problem. I did it the same way, and
nothing shows up on the page. I'll stop by the local library and pick up a
book. I'm sure it's something VERY STUPID! Thanks for your time.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Is each form control on the read layout bound to an Outlook property? Look
on the control's Properties dialog, on the Value tab.

Also, where is the form published? Are you testing by sending to yourself?
Have you marked your address for rich-text? See
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/sendform.htm for common problems related to
sending custom form messages.

I doubt that you'll find anything at the local library to help you with
this.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Guest]

Do you have an e-mail address I can send it for you to quickly look at?

 

[Hollis D. Paul]

Sue, with all due respect, That's the problem. I did it the same way, and
nothing shows up on the page. I'll stop by the local library and pick up a
book. I'm sure it's something VERY STUPID! Thanks for your time.

Actually, the culprit in this dialog is the missing information of what
version of Outlook you are using. In Outlook from Office Systems 2003, the
form opens in design mode without being split into a compose and read form.
However, you see two buttons in the Design (?) Toolbar, in Orange color, that
are labeled Edit Compose Page and Edit Read Page. But it you look on the
Forms toolbar, there is a section with a top choice of Separate Read Layout,
which when checked, activate the Edit Compose Page and Edit Read Page buttons
on the Forms Menu.

In the older Outlooks, those three buttons on the Forms menu are the only
thing that control which page (form) you had visible in the design area.
Worse, it opens as a split form, and you had to uncheck the Separate Read
Layout button to get a single page form to design, where what you design is
on both the read page and the compose page.

I have been complaining about opening in split form for ages, But I didn't
ever imagine they would botch the redesign as they actually have. Simply
amazing. Makes one be very careful about what you wish for!

Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
(e-mail address removed)
Using Virtual Access 4.52 build 277 (32-bit), Windows 2000 build 2600
http://search.support.microsoft.com/kb/c.asp?FR=0&SD=TECH&LN=EN-US

Mukilteo, WA USA

 

[Hollis D. Paul]

I doubt that you'll find anything at the local library to help you with
this.

If only that were the case!

Sue, when I open a new message in Office Systems 2003 Outlook (CTRL N),
there is no Forms entry on the Tools menu. If I create a new item by
choosing a form from the Exchange Org Forms Library, it is there. How
does one start to design a blank email message?

Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
(e-mail address removed)
Using Virtual Access 4.52 build 277 (32-bit), Windows 2000 build 2600
http://search.support.microsoft.com/kb/c.asp?FR=0&SD=TECH&LN=EN-US

Mukilteo, WA USA

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

No. Do I need to rephrase the questions?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You're using WordMail as your editor. To design a new message form, use
Tools | Forms | Design a Form.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

I doubt that you'll find anything at the local library to help you with
this.

If only that were the case!

Sue, when I open a new message in Office Systems 2003 Outlook (CTRL N),
there is no Forms entry on the Tools menu. If I create a new item by
choosing a form from the Exchange Org Forms Library, it is there. How
does one start to design a blank email message?

Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
(e-mail address removed)
Using Virtual Access 4.52 build 277 (32-bit), Windows 2000 build 2600
http://search.support.microsoft.com/kb/c.asp?FR=0&SD=TECH&LN=EN-US

Mukilteo, WA USA

 

[Guest]

Son of a gun.. I finally got it! One quick one, is there any way to have it
show in the preview pane?

Sue, with all due respect, That's the problem. I did it the same way, and
nothing shows up on the page. I'll stop by the local library and pick up a
book. I'm sure it's something VERY STUPID! Thanks for your time.

Actually, the culprit in this dialog is the missing information of what
version of Outlook you are using. In Outlook from Office Systems 2003, the
form opens in design mode without being split into a compose and read form.
However, you see two buttons in the Design (?) Toolbar, in Orange color, that
are labeled Edit Compose Page and Edit Read Page. But it you look on the
Forms toolbar, there is a section with a top choice of Separate Read Layout,
which when checked, activate the Edit Compose Page and Edit Read Page buttons
on the Forms Menu.

In the older Outlooks, those three buttons on the Forms menu are the only
thing that control which page (form) you had visible in the design area.
Worse, it opens as a split form, and you had to uncheck the Separate Read
Layout button to get a single page form to design, where what you design is
on both the read page and the compose page.

I have been complaining about opening in split form for ages, But I didn't
ever imagine they would botch the redesign as they actually have. Simply
amazing. Makes one be very careful about what you wish for!

Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
(e-mail address removed)
Using Virtual Access 4.52 build 277 (32-bit), Windows 2000 build 2600
http://search.support.microsoft.com/kb/c.asp?FR=0&SD=TECH&LN=EN-US

Mukilteo, WA USA

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

No. The preview pane will never show a custom form design. And it will show
the message body only if the form has no code on it.