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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Programming Forms / September 2004Custom Form Printing
I'm converting a custom form from using lots of existing UserProperties fields to now storing much of the information on a real database, but a user showed me a print of a task (not a screen capture), and I remembered that the prints from my new form are going to be radically affected as much of the data will not be stored in the task anymore. Hmm... In designing the custom form, do I have any control over the way it prints? Thanx! If you want to control what prints, write your own code, which can query the database or use whatever the Outlook controls are showing. See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customprint.htm for ideas. The Word template technique is the most flexible and highly recommended.  SignatureSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx > I'm converting a custom form from using lots of existing UserProperties > fields to now storing much of the information on a real database, but a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanx! Ok, next question (to which I think I know the answers, but I want to see if my thinking is correct): None of these methods or any other one that I could write would affect the "File", "Print" menu option when I'm viewing/using my custom form or the "Print" context menu option that's available when I'm looking at a list of items in the folder, right? > If you want to control what prints, write your own code, which can query the > database or use whatever the Outlook controls are showing. See [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > > > Thanx! Correct, although some people disable the File | Print command if they have their own printing code. SignatureSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx > Ok, next question (to which I think I know the answers, but I want to see > if [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> > >> > Thanx! I think the one that I'm most 'afraid' of at this point is the context menu option, because when the custom form is not open, some of the data is not with the task and the print of it would confuse and dismay those who don't understand. While it's open, all the fields are 'filled in' and it would print fine. Ah, the dilemma.... > Correct, although some people disable the File | Print command if they have > their own printing code. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > >> > > >> > Thanx! I feel this is a matter of training and feedback. If the user learns that printing with the item open gives them a good printout, that's the method they'll use. SignatureSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx >I think the one that I'm most 'afraid' of at this point is the context menu > option, because when the custom form is not open, some of the data is not [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > have >> their own printing code. >> > Ok, next question (to which I think I know the answers, but I want to > see [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >> >> > >> >> > Thanx! |
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