Is this a "form"?

[LonghornBob]

I'm looking to have my contacts come up (when I start a new one) with
few different fields that are not in the original contacts template.
don't want to have to drop and drag the thing from the user define
fields every time I start a new contact.

Is that considered a "form"? If so, does anyone have any idea how I'
go about accomplishing something like that?

Thanks in advance,

Wheele

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

Yes, that's considered a form. You'll find resources on how to create and publish it at http://www.slipstick.com/dev/forms.htm
--
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

 

[LonghornBob]

Sue, you are the Queen. Thank youdon't know what "publish a form" means
or anything else, but once pointed in the right direction I'm
relatively sure I can figure it out.

Thanks again,

Wheeler

 

[Tom]

Can forms interact with and Access database? I'd love to set up a custom application within Outlook that queries Access Databases and displays results, allows for updates etc.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

You can either write code behind the Outlook form to use ADO and connect with the database and copy field values back and forth or use a third-party tool that exposes a database as an Outlook store. See http://www.slipstick.com/dev/database.htm
--
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

 

[Tom]

That was fast! (reply under 10 minutes!)
I think this is just what I'm looking for. A "jumpstart" if you will

I'll take a look at your book as well. Is there a "custom form" primer section

Regards
Tom

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

Yes, there's a lot on custom forms and some beginner ideas on database integration (though not precisely what you're proposing, which is pretty advanced).
--
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