Form Design Help

[Julian Campbell]

Hello everyone.

I have been "Playing" about with outlook and in an attempt to streamline my
job. I have tried to create a form to send to my suppliers as order
confirmations etc.

I have mamaged to do this by creating text boxes and labels. The idea being
that I would enter text and tab to the req'd sections of my form. after this
from was sent to the customer, they would enter text and return the same to
me. However, I send it and it arrives ok, but the text I have entered into
the text boxes does not appear.

Where am I going wrong?

Any help would be good

Julian

 

[Hollis D. Paul]

However, I send it and it arrives ok, but the text I have entered into
the text boxes does not appear.

Where am I going wrong?

Any help would be good

Julian

You have to force Outlook to use the TNEF wrapper when it sends the
message. ("TNEF wrapper" is a jargon code word for network magic, so
don't even ask about it!) Any way, you force the TNEF wrapper by opening
the contact record of your recipient, selecting the email address field
that you use to send them the messages, right-click it. On the
properties panel, in pre-Office Systems 2003 versions of Outlook, there
is a checkbox that is labeled "send to this recipient in rtf". Again,
don't ask questions about what the label says. Just check the box and
save and close the contact item. Outlook will use the TNEF wrapper when
you next send mail to the recipient.

In Office Systems 2003, the property panel contains a drop-down listbox,
labeled Internet Format. Choose the entry that says always send in rtf
format.

Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
(e-mail address removed)
Mukilteo, WA USA

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Does your customer have Outlook? Are they willing to publish your form on
their end?

What might work better would be for you to send them the form as an Outlook
template .oft file, with your address prepopulated and set for rich-text, as
Hollis noted.

You did build a read layout for your form, right?