How do I print a custom form to look like design view layout?

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trufftwink - 29 Mar 2006 23:32 GMT

I created a custom form in Outlook using the 'message' template and several
'user-defined' fields including check boxes. I emailed the form to myself as
a 'test', and the format was identical to the design view layout which was
exactly what I wanted. However, the printed/print preview version of the
form lists all the user-defined/custom fields in alphabetic order down the
left-side margin which virtually rendered the form useless since most/all of
the intended recipients would print hardcopy versions of the form.

What can I do to modify the form so the printed version matches the design
view layout?

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 29 Mar 2006 23:36 GMT

See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customprint.htm for various solutions to the limitation that Outlook forms don't support WYSIWYG printing. The Word template technique is the most flexible and highly recommended.

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>I created a custom form in Outlook using the 'message' template and several
> 'user-defined' fields including check boxes. I emailed the form to myself as
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> What can I do to modify the form so the printed version matches the design
> view layout?

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trufftwink - 30 Mar 2006 16:58 GMT

Sue,
I appreciate your quick response to my inquiry, and I'll check into the
options you suggested.

> See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customprint.htm for various solutions to the limitation that Outlook forms don't support WYSIWYG printing. The Word template technique is the most flexible and highly recommended.
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> > What can I do to modify the form so the printed version matches the design
> > view layout?

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