Editing the Message box in form design

[kathy]

Hi--

I have been creating a form in the design mode and it includes a standard
message field. I had my automatic signature turned on in outlook. What
happened was everytime I published the form to save what I had done, the form
added another signature. When I am in the design mode though I can not edit
the form at all. I have turned off my automatic signature, but that doesn't
get rid of all the signatures already there. In the properties menu I only
get one tab and in the advanced properties I have a very limited choice. I
can not select the box other than to move it. Please help!

Thanks,

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You can run the form, delete the desired text, save it as an .oft file, then open the .oft in design mode to continue design work.
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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Did you remove the large message body control from the form design? If so, then you'll need to add it back before you can delete that text.

If not, I've seen one instance in which the signature was actually attached to the form as a hidden attachment. I have no idea how to recreate that behavior, but deleting it from the Attachments collection solved the problem. I used Outlook Spy both for diagnosis and correction.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers