form design questions

[bnieco]

How can I show all available categories on my custom form as checkboxes? I
can add a field to show selected categories, but not ALL of them. To be more
clear - I would like to have the same list on my form as the one that I get
when I click the categories button. Also-how do I make my custom form page
the default tab when I create or edit a new task?

 

[bnieco]

What I'm looking for, though, is to see all available categories before I
choose any. Let's say I have five categories in outlook, "business" ,
"personal", "phone", "meeting", and "email". when I create a new task I
want to enter a subject and click on "business" and "meeting" without opening
a secondary dialog.

How can I show all available categories on my custom form as checkboxes? I
can add a field to show selected categories, but not ALL of them. To be more
clear - I would like to have the same list on my form as the one that I get
when I click the categories button.

Add a drop down list box control and link it to the categories field. All
existing categories should then appear as checked entries in the list.

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

 

[Hollis D. Paul]

How can I show all available categories on my custom form as checkboxes? I
can add a field to show selected categories, but not ALL of them. To be more
clear - I would like to have the same list on my form as the one that I get
when I click the categories button.

Add a drop down list box control and link it to the categories field. All
existing categories should then appear as checked entries in the list.

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

 

[Hollis D. Paul]

What I'm looking for, though, is to see all available categories before I
choose any. Let's say I have five categories in outlook, "business" ,
"personal", "phone", "meeting", and "email". when I create a new task I
want to enter a subject and click on "business" and "meeting" without opening
a secondary dialog.

Well, you can set all possible categories into the initial values field of the
control. They should be there when you open the control for the first time. I
believe they will disappear if you don't check them and close the item.

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

 

[bnieco]

That's what I ended up doing. It's not a great solution, since it doesn't
adapt as I add and delete categories. But it get's the job done.

What I'm looking for, though, is to see all available categories before I
choose any. Let's say I have five categories in outlook, "business" ,
"personal", "phone", "meeting", and "email". when I create a new task I
want to enter a subject and click on "business" and "meeting" without opening
a secondary dialog.

Well, you can set all possible categories into the initial values field of the
control. They should be there when you open the control for the first time. I
believe they will disappear if you don't check them and close the item.

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