Outlook 2007 - HTML forms?

[Guest]

I have upgraded from outlook 2000 to 2007 - but when I receive HTML forms,
the space(s) to put my text in are no longer displayed. Instead I just see
several [ ] boxes...
Also, the submit button is not displayed either.
Is there a setting I can/should change?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

No, in Outlook 2007, Microsoft makes some significant changes in the way Outlook handles cascading style sheets and a number of HTML elements. Form elements are no longer supported.These articles, published last summer, document the changes:

Word 2007 HTML and CSS Rendering Capabilities in Outlook 2007 (2 Parts)
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338201.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338200.aspx


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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

 

[Guest]

This is messing up our email campaigns developed using Constant Contact.
When is Microsoft going to fix this?

No, in Outlook 2007, Microsoft makes some significant changes in the way Outlook handles cascading style sheets and a number of HTML elements. Form elements are no longer supported.These articles, published last summer, document the changes:

Word 2007 HTML and CSS Rendering Capabilities in Outlook 2007 (2 Parts)
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338201.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338200.aspx


--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

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

I have upgraded from outlook 2000 to 2007 - but when I receive HTML forms,
the space(s) to put my text in are no longer displayed. Instead I just see
several [ ] boxes...
Also, the submit button is not displayed either.
Is there a setting I can/should change?

 

[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

This change was made by design by Microsoft. That means, there is
nothing to fix for them.
I suggest you look into alternatives to HTML forms in emails.

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This is messing up our email campaigns developed using Constant Contact.
When is Microsoft going to fix this?

No, in Outlook 2007, Microsoft makes some significant changes in the way Outlook handles cascading style sheets and a number of HTML elements. Form elements are no longer supported.These articles, published last summer, document the changes:

Word 2007 HTML and CSS Rendering Capabilities in Outlook 2007 (2 Parts)
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338201.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338200.aspx


--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

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

I have upgraded from outlook 2000 to 2007 - but when I receive HTML forms,
the space(s) to put my text in are no longer displayed. Instead I just see
several [ ] boxes...
Also, the submit button is not displayed either.
Is there a setting I can/should change?

 

[mikfrost]

I understand that forms HTML are no longer supported in Outlook 2007,
and therefore HTML forms should no longer be used in future mails.

How do I view older mails in my inbox that uses HTML form fields?

To me this presents a rather large problem as the field i completely
hidden. Even mail-forwarding these HTML-messages to other mail clients
does not work! Outlook 2007 does not forward the original message - it
forwards only the garbled version leaving out valuable information in
the form fields.

I hope there is a solution to this problem.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Open the message, then choose Other Actions | View in Browser to open the message in your web browser.

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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