See if the walkthroughs, tips, and links to samples at these pages help:
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/forms.htm
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/contactform.htm
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/newdefaultform.htm

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>I need to customize Outlook Contacts (Office 2003) to include fillable fields
> for the data I need to keep. I am having some difficulty doing it from
> scratch and sometimes find conflicting instructions. I also read, after
> almost completing a project, that the first page of Contacts should never be
> edited, and this wasn't in any instructions. Are there any templates or
> shortcuts/hints? Thanks for any assistance.