What you're really asking is how to change the backcolor of the CONTROL that DISPLAYS the field. In the world of Outlook Forms, a few "mysteries" are solved once you get used to the distinction of fields vs. controls.
In your code:
Set myControls = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("Message").Controls
myControls("txtTextBox").BackColor = vbRed
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jcf
| Under the advance properties, you can chage the backcolor.
| The message that I found was if a user enters in incorrect
| information into a field, you could use code to change the
| field to a red color so the user knows which field is
| incorrect.
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Can you be a little more specific about what you're
| trying to do? Custom fields have data values. I'm not sure
| where color fits into your needs.
| >--
| >Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
| >Outlook and Exchange solutions at
http://www.slipstick.com
| >Author of
| > Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
| > for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
| >
http://www.slipstick.com/books/jumpstart.htm
| >
| >
| | >> I was searching the forums awhile back and came across
| a
| >> post that showed how to change the color of a field.
| >>
| >> I cannot seem to locate that post. Does anyone know the
| >> code to change the color of a custom field?
| >>
| >.
| >
