Outlook 2003 form design mode

[roger.chadwick]

Hi. Can anyone help please.

I'm trying to create a customised task form in Outlook 2003.
Created a folder under "Tasks" folder.
selected Tools - Forms - Design a Form,
Opened Task from standard forms library in "Design Form" dialog

I then get A task design dialog, titled "Untitled - Task (Design)"
My problem is I can't find how to enable the editing facilities.
The form displays as it does when you create a new task, not the way
the tutrial & help show, allowing ability to add / move fields etc.
Can anyone tell me how to enable editing ? I don't want to change the
task form, but would like to base my own on that as a starting point.

Thanks

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

The Task and Details tabs are not editable in a task form. You can add
controls, etc. to any of the other tabs. If you want to replicate the Task
tab with some additional controls you would have to start from scratch and
replicate every control on that tab on one of the other tabs and then add
your controls.

In cases like that you can only have 1 Notes field (Body) and since you
cannot edit the default Task tab that means your replication can't have that
field on it.

See the forms information at www.outlookcode.com for more forms design
information.