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Mike C - 12 Jul 2004 17:41 GMT

I managed to create a form in Outlook that would be used
to standardize the way routine, operational emails are
sent. Rather than have a post-it note remind me of the
email format, I thought having a form with just the
necessary fields would be more organized and helpful.

The forms look great, but when I put data into the fields
and "Send" the form, the fields are blank. And the form
won't appear in the preview pane either. (???)

How do I tell the form not to delete the data that has
been entered? Does it require some Visual Basic
programming or something? (Maybe the post-it note isn't
so bad after all...)

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 18 Jul 2004 21:52 GMT

What makes you think that data is being deleted? It sounds like you just
didn't create a read layout for your form that shows your custom fields.

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> I managed to create a form in Outlook that would be used
> to standardize the way routine, operational emails are
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> programming or something? (Maybe the post-it note isn't
> so bad after all...)

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- 23 Jul 2004 16:57 GMT

I'm not sure I follow. If the data isn't appearing in the
email, then where is it going? What is a "read layout"?

Thanks.
Mike

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>What makes you think that data is being deleted? It sounds like you just
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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 23 Jul 2004 22:06 GMT

Look at your message form in design mode. You should see two buttons: Edit
Compose Layout and Edit Read Layout. The compose layout is what you see when
you create a new message. The read layout is what the recipient sees.

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Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

> I'm not sure I follow. If the data isn't appearing in the
> email, then where is it going? What is a "read layout"?
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Mike - 28 Jul 2004 19:58 GMT

That was a great help. Thanks!! The page works now.
Any idea why the form won't appear in the preview pane?

Thanks again,
Mike

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>Look at your message form in design mode. You should see two buttons: Edit
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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 28 Jul 2004 20:19 GMT

By design, as a security measure, custom forms with code won't appear in the
preview pane. The data from other forms might appear, depending on the
Outlook version and type of form, but generally not the actual form layout.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

> That was a great help. Thanks!! The page works now.
> Any idea why the form won't appear in the preview pane?
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> >you create a new message. The read layout is what the
> recipient sees.

> >> I'm not sure I follow. If the data isn't appearing in
> the
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> >.

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