Using A Form to Create an email message

[Guest]

I am looking to use a form to be emailed to colleagues which asks specific
questions and you then input answers - then send as an email for someone to
act on.

I can save the form however when the recipient receives this they just get
the normal email message up

Anybody help?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Conducting a survey with an Outlook message form works only if you have permission to publish the form to the Organizational Forms library on the Exchange server. Don't forget to clear the "send form definition with item" box on the (Properties) page and click the Edit Read Layout button on the main page to create a layout with controls for the users to enter their answers.

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

 

[Guest]

Thanks Sue,

What i am actually looking to produce is a form that people can submit to
arrange for a request to be completed, much like an order form.

So this form would need to be on the Organizational Forms library on the
Exchange server to allow people to receive it in this format?

As is they just receive a blank email

?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Yes, for this to work, both sender and recipient must have access to the published form definition, which means it needs to be published either to Org Forms or to each user's Personal Forms library. The other two requirements I mentioned also affect what recipients see.

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

 

[Guest]

Thanks Sue appreciate the help

Yes, for this to work, both sender and recipient must have access to the published form definition, which means it needs to be published either to Org Forms or to each user's Personal Forms library. The other two requirements I mentioned also affect what recipients see.

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

 

[Guest]

However whilst i think on, this form would not need a reply as the order
would just be completed as such it the option there for the form to reply
identically if reply is hit?

A box has been left for additional ifnromation.

Cheers

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

The information still has to get back to the original sender from the recipient, doesn't it? That can happen either with a reply (probably with some code - fields don't seem to always transfer), a forward, code behind the form to create a new item, etc., but in all scenarios, a published form is necessary. If you can't meet that requirement, consider switching to a web-based solution.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54