Text in one field transfer to another

J

jbtempe

I have created a form using outlook 2003 and I would like the subject line to
populat one of the othe fields in the form automatically. Is there a way to
do this?
 
S

Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]

The easiest way is to use a formula for the bound text box control for that field, e.g.:

"The subject is " & [Subject]

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

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

jbtempe

I put in that formula in the text box properties but when I did that the
&[subject] appeared in the subject line as well as the text box of the field.

Sue Mosher said:
The easiest way is to use a formula for the bound text box control for that field, e.g.:

"The subject is " & [Subject]

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

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



jbtempe said:
I have created a form using outlook 2003 and I would like the subject line to
populat one of the othe fields in the form automatically. Is there a way to
do this?
 
J

jbtempe

I figured it out - thanks for your help

jbtempe said:
I put in that formula in the text box properties but when I did that the
&[subject] appeared in the subject line as well as the text box of the field.

Sue Mosher said:
The easiest way is to use a formula for the bound text box control for that field, e.g.:

"The subject is " & [Subject]

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

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



jbtempe said:
I have created a form using outlook 2003 and I would like the subject line to
populat one of the othe fields in the form automatically. Is there a way to
do this?
 

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