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Advice for someone starting with custom forms?

Author
25 Jun 2009 2:34 AM
Fred Boer
Hi all:

Tonight, by chance, really, I stumbled across a post that informed me that
in Outlook 2003, if you change anything on the "General" form, the form
changes it's look to Outlook 2002. Good to know! I am new to Outlook, and am
working on custom forms and VBA in Outlook - and it seems a strange beast to
this newbie!

Has anyone put together a list of "dos or don'ts" for working with custom
forms and code in Outlook? Or a list of major bugs/issues to know about? In
the Access world, there is a site with "10 commandments of Access" -
suggesting 10 "best practices" for newcomers... anything like that in your
world?

Thanks!
--
Fred Boer - Amateur Access Enthusiast
Interests: Library software / Z39.50 / Web Services
Freeware Small Library Application available here:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/lornarourke/

Author
25 Jun 2009 7:24 AM
Roady [MVP]
This would be a good start;
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?ID=35

Note that there is a dedicated newsgroup for working with form with Outlook
down the hall;
outlook.program_forms

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

http://www.msoutlook.info/
Real World Questions, Real World Answers

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"Fred Boer" <fredboer1@NOyahooSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:#6wJ71T9JHA.5780@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi all:
>
> Tonight, by chance, really, I stumbled across a post that informed me that
> in Outlook 2003, if you change anything on the "General" form, the form
> changes it's look to Outlook 2002. Good to know! I am new to Outlook, and
> am working on custom forms and VBA in Outlook - and it seems a strange
> beast to this newbie!
>
> Has anyone put together a list of "dos or don'ts" for working with custom
> forms and code in Outlook? Or a list of major bugs/issues to know about?
> In the Access world, there is a site with "10 commandments of Access" -
> suggesting 10 "best practices" for newcomers... anything like that in your
> world?
>
> Thanks!
> --
> Fred Boer - Amateur Access Enthusiast
> Interests: Library software / Z39.50 / Web Services
> Freeware Small Library Application available here:
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/lornarourke/
>
>
>
Author
25 Jun 2009 12:51 PM
Fred Boer
Dear Roady:

That is *exactly* what I was looking for! Thanks a lot!

Fred

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"Roady [MVP]" <newsgroups_DELETE_@_DELETE_sparnaaij_NO_._SPAM_net> wrote in
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> This would be a good start;
> http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?ID=35
>
> Note that there is a dedicated newsgroup for working with form with
> Outlook down the hall;
> outlook.program_forms
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>
> http://www.msoutlook.info/
> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>
> -----
>
> "Fred Boer" <fredboer1@NOyahooSPAM.com> wrote in message
> news:#6wJ71T9JHA.5780@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi all:
>>
>> Tonight, by chance, really, I stumbled across a post that informed me
>> that in Outlook 2003, if you change anything on the "General" form, the
>> form changes it's look to Outlook 2002. Good to know! I am new to
>> Outlook, and am working on custom forms and VBA in Outlook - and it seems
>> a strange beast to this newbie!
>>
>> Has anyone put together a list of "dos or don'ts" for working with custom
>> forms and code in Outlook? Or a list of major bugs/issues to know about?
>> In the Access world, there is a site with "10 commandments of Access" -
>> suggesting 10 "best practices" for newcomers... anything like that in
>> your world?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> --
>> Fred Boer - Amateur Access Enthusiast
>> Interests: Library software / Z39.50 / Web Services
>> Freeware Small Library Application available here:
>> http://www3.sympatico.ca/lornarourke/
>>
>>
>>
Author
25 Jun 2009 12:59 PM
Roady [MVP]
You're welcome! :-)

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

http://www.msoutlook.info/
Real World Questions, Real World Answers

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"Fred Boer" <fredboer@NOyahooSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> Dear Roady:
>
> That is *exactly* what I was looking for! Thanks a lot!
>
> Fred
>
> "Roady [MVP]" <newsgroups_DELETE_@_DELETE_sparnaaij_NO_._SPAM_net> wrote
> in message news:OKTRYYW9JHA.3544@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> This would be a good start;
>> http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?ID=35
>>
>> Note that there is a dedicated newsgroup for working with form with
>> Outlook down the hall;
>> outlook.program_forms
>>
>> --
>> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
>> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
>> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
>> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>>
>> http://www.msoutlook.info/
>> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>>
>> -----
>>
>> "Fred Boer" <fredboer1@NOyahooSPAM.com> wrote in message
>> news:#6wJ71T9JHA.5780@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi all:
>>>
>>> Tonight, by chance, really, I stumbled across a post that informed me
>>> that in Outlook 2003, if you change anything on the "General" form, the
>>> form changes it's look to Outlook 2002. Good to know! I am new to
>>> Outlook, and am working on custom forms and VBA in Outlook - and it
>>> seems a strange beast to this newbie!
>>>
>>> Has anyone put together a list of "dos or don'ts" for working with
>>> custom forms and code in Outlook? Or a list of major bugs/issues to know
>>> about? In the Access world, there is a site with "10 commandments of
>>> Access" - suggesting 10 "best practices" for newcomers... anything like
>>> that in your world?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> --
>>> Fred Boer - Amateur Access Enthusiast
>>> Interests: Library software / Z39.50 / Web Services
>>> Freeware Small Library Application available here:
>>> http://www3.sympatico.ca/lornarourke/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>