Using a Word document in an Outlook form.

[limited computer knowledge]

I have Outlook 2003 and Word 2003. I am trying to use a Word document and
insert it as the body of an e-mail form (in my Personal forms library). The
only way I can figure to do this is to copy the word text and paste it into
an outlook message as a Word Document object, then publish the form. The
problem is I need this document to be the body of the e-mail, not an object,
so it doesn't appear as an attachment. That way, the person who uses it can
navigate through the form as if it were in Word by opening it using Word as
an e-mail editor. Is this even possible? Keep in mind I do not have
advanced knowledge of Outlook.
Thank you.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Navigate? The document has Word form fields on it? Such a document cannot be used as the message body.

 

[limited computer knowledge]

The lady who originally made the form--using Word 97 (with form fields) and
putting it into an Outlook 98 form--is no longer here. The form she made
worked in Outlook 98 and works in 2003. She copied the Word text and pasted
into an Outlook message (using Word as editor), published the form, and the
text appears as part of the e-mail body complete with the fields that the
user may navigate to using F11. But the problem is I need to update the
form. I can't seem to get Outlook 2003 to do this. Any suggestions? Or am
I out of luck?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Did you try saving the message as a draft, then turning off WordMail as the editor? That will allow you to open the message and then use Tools | Forms | Design This Formm.

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