Designing tasks in Outlook 2002

[Guest]

Hi,

I've got a couple of questions relating to Tools > Forms > Design This Form

- Can I not edit the form of the first, default 'task' tab?
- How do I change a tab's label from P.2 to something else?
- I've added a Due Date in the new form but I don't have the option to click
on the arrow select a date from a calendar
- Can I get rid of the details tab?

Many thanks,

Lawrence

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Answers inline. FYI, there is a newsgroup specifically for Outlook forms issues "down the hall" at microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms or, via web interface, at http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...spx?dg=microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms


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

I've got a couple of questions relating to Tools > Forms > Design This Form
- Can I not edit the form of the first, default 'task' tab?

No, you can't. See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/taskform.htm for other quirks and limitations.

- How do I change a tab's label from P.2 to something else?

Use the Form | Rename Page command.

- I've added a Due Date in the new form but I don't have the option to click
on the arrow select a date from a calendar

In versions before Outlook 2007, Outlook has no date picker control available to programmers (which, by the way, is one reason why the first page of the appointment, journal, and task forms is not editable). See http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=26 for controls you can add.

Outlook 2007 includes its own Outlook-aware date and time picker controls for use with the new form regions feature, but not with traditional custom forms.

- Can I get rid of the details tab?

Toggle the Form | DIsplay This Page setting.