Newbie to Outlook - a few questions

[Carole O]

I have Outlook 2003, most of the company has 2000.

Is Outlook the right venue for this situation?
Exempt employees send information to the timekeeper the Monday after the end
of the pay period indicating what full days they were off the past two weeks.
The timekeeper does not want to open 85 e-mails, then open 85 attachments to
get the info. I've designed an Outlook form to capture the data, but am
concerned that she will have to open it up after she opens the e-mail. Is
there a way to put the form in the body of the e-mail, have the employee
complete it and return it to the timekeeper?

TIA,

Carole O

 

[gobjob]

Have you considered using public folders for your form. Once the employee
posts the form all the information can be available in the view. It is easy
to copy to Excel and with a little effort you can write directly to access,
create an excel spreadsheet that can be refreshed whenever you want.

I think you need to consider something other than the email.