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MS Office Forum / Outlook / General MS Outlook Questions / December 2007Outlook 2007 user-defined fields in notes
In Outlook 2003 I was able to edit user-defined fields within notes via the notes-list view. Having upgraded to Outlook 2007 I cannot access those same user-defined fields in the same way. Nor do I see any way to access them for changing. Please advise. Can you try to explain that again - I can't understand what your first sentence means. Regards Judy Gleeson MVP Outlook Trainer and Consultant There are various articles about using Outlook here: www.judygleeson.com Canberra, Australia > In Outlook 2003 I was able to edit user-defined fields within notes via > the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Please advise. Think about it. In Outlook 2003, if you define custom fields (AKA user-defined fields) inside Contacts or Tasks, how do you update their values? Via the LIST view, meaning when it's a list of rows. You drag the column name representing the user-defined field to the list, then you go into that particular row, then you go into that particular "cell" where the user-defined field exists, and you change the value! Very easy. You don't have to add the user-defined field to the form (the singular row screen) to get to the user-defined field value. Well, the same WAS true of Notes. Notes are simply a "sticky", meaning there are no fields on the single view form. Just ... "sticky". So how do you change the value of a user-defined field on a Note? Same as the others, you lists your notes, then you go to the row and user-defined field of that particular note and change it there. Well, in Outlook 2007, to which I converted everything, I added my user-defined field columns to Notes, and then I CAN'T CHANGE THEIR VALUES! EVER AGAIN! NOT GOOD! OK... forget everything I typed and think of it this way. HOW DO YOU CHANGE THE VALUE OF USER-DEFINED FIELDS IN NOTES IN OUTLOOK 2007? That's easier! (LOL!) Thanx, BTW, for helping me out with this. > Can you try to explain that again - I can't understand what your first > sentence means. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > > > Please advise. I think all you need to do is TURN ON INLINE EDITING. lol But ... you're not speaking to someone with much forms design experience (you're in the wrong newsgroup for that). Regards Judy Gleeson MVP Outlook Trainer and Consultant There are various articles about using Outlook here: www.judygleeson.com Canberra, Australia > Think about it. > [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] >> > >> > Please advise. No, I'm not trying to do something "custom". Outlook 2003 allowed the average "what are forms?" user to change user-defined values in their notes via the notes list. Now Outlook 2007 appears to prevent it. So, one more time for the average users out there: HOW DO YOU CHANGE THE VALUE OF USER-DEFINED FIELDS IN NOTES IN OUTLOOK 2007? That's my simple question. You're able to assign user-defined fields to notes, how do you change their values? > I think all you need to do is TURN ON INLINE EDITING. lol > [quoted text clipped - 64 lines] > >> > > >> > Please advise. did you try in-line editing? Regards Judy Gleeson MVP Outlook Trainer and Consultant There are various articles about using Outlook here: www.judygleeson.com Canberra, Australia > No, I'm not trying to do something "custom". Outlook 2003 allowed the > average [quoted text clipped - 83 lines] >> >> > >> >> > Please advise. What is "in-line editing"? Is it something I must activate before being available for use? > did you try in-line editing? > [quoted text clipped - 94 lines] > >> >> > > >> >> > Please advise. I have already suggested you turn on in line editing. You do it when in a table view, right click the column header, customise current view, other settings, allow in cell editing. Regards Judy Gleeson MVP Outlook Trainer and Consultant There are various articles about using Outlook here: www.judygleeson.com Canberra, Australia > What is "in-line editing"? Is it something I must activate before being > available for use? [quoted text clipped - 112 lines] >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Please advise. THAT was the ANSWER I was looking for! THANK YOU!!! I had no idea what "in line editing" was. Somehow, MANY years ago, I had figured out how to turn that ON for NOTES! 4 years later, no recollection. For some strange reason, Microsoft had the wisdom (????) to "turn on" in line editing automatically for Contacts and Tasks, and yet NOT Notes! (I have customized "SORT" fields on all three entities.) Again, thanx for your help. > I have already suggested you turn on in line editing. You do it when in a > table view, right click the column header, customise current view, other [quoted text clipped - 125 lines] > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Please advise. Help available but never expect any logical behaviour from Outlook ;) Regards Judy Gleeson MVP Outlook Trainer and Consultant There are various articles about using Outlook here: www.judygleeson.com Canberra, Australia > THAT was the ANSWER I was looking for! THANK YOU!!! > [quoted text clipped - 149 lines] >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Please advise. |
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