"Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote in
message news:eqQXL9b9JHA.5044@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hello!
>
> Cross-posted to SBS group!
>
> I have SBS 2003 with Exchange 2003 and I am accessing my account with
> Outlook 2007. In my public folders, I have a contacts folder. Using
> Outlook 2007, I double-click a contact and then click All Fields of the
> Show item in the tool ribbon. I then select Miscellaneous fields, click on
> User Field 1, then click Properties. I want to change its name, but the
> Name, Type, and Format boxes are all grayed out. I am logged in as a
> domain admin.
>
> How can I rename one of the "User Field" items? So far in my Googling for
> the last half hour, I have found at least one person saying they cannot be
> renamed, and another who just says "...you might consider giving the field
> a better name."!
>
> Thank you for your help!
>
> Gregg Hill
>
> --
>
> Apostrophes: when in doubt, leave them out! You will be correct more often
> than not.
>
> Its = Belonging to it. For example, "Look at the sky. Its color is blue."
> It's = It is. For example, "It's hot today."
> It's = It has. For example, "It's been nice talking to you."
> Its' = completely incorrect usage. Stop it!
>
>
>
>
>

"Karl Timmermans" <k***@claxton.com> wrote in message
news:eBzgN8l9JHA.4176@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> No standard Outlook field name (which includes fields <User Field 1-4>)
> can be renamed. Has nothing to do with SBS or Exchange in general (or
> whether or not you are an Admin). Outlook fields <User Field 1-4> should
> not be confused with <Exchange Attributes 1-15>  for GAL based entries
> (properties managed by Exch Admin)
>
> One alternative option to having fields with custom names
>
> #1 - Create a custom form and add whatever additional fields you want.
> #2 - Publish the form to the Exch Org Lib or the specific Pub Folder
> #3 - Change the default MessageClass (Form) to be used for the folder to
> the custom form name just published
> #4 - Change the message class for all pre-existing contacts to the new
> custom form so that all contacts are viewed using the custom form
>          (requires a 3rd party utility - several free options available
> one of which is:
>           <ContactGenie Message Class Modifier> -
> http://www.contactgenie.com/cgtmcm.htm
>           other option: <DocMessageClass>
> http://www.publicshareware.com/public-share-outlook-utilities.php
>
> Other choice is to add a user-defined field to the Pub Folder which will
> get added to a contact when a value is entered for that field/contact.
>
> Karl
> ___________________________________________________
> Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group
> ContactGenie - Importer 1.3 / DataPorter 2.0 / Exporter
> "Power contact importers/exporters for MS Outlook '2000/2007"
> http://www.contactgenie.com
>
>
>
>
> "Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote
> in message news:eqQXL9b9JHA.5044@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hello!
>>
>> Cross-posted to SBS group!
>>
>> I have SBS 2003 with Exchange 2003 and I am accessing my account with
>> Outlook 2007. In my public folders, I have a contacts folder. Using
>> Outlook 2007, I double-click a contact and then click All Fields of the
>> Show item in the tool ribbon. I then select Miscellaneous fields, click
>> on User Field 1, then click Properties. I want to change its name, but
>> the Name, Type, and Format boxes are all grayed out. I am logged in as a
>> domain admin.
>>
>> How can I rename one of the "User Field" items? So far in my Googling for
>> the last half hour, I have found at least one person saying they cannot
>> be renamed, and another who just says "...you might consider giving the
>> field a better name."!
>>
>> Thank you for your help!
>>
>> Gregg Hill
>>
>> --
>>
>> Apostrophes: when in doubt, leave them out! You will be correct more
>> often than not.
>>
>> Its = Belonging to it. For example, "Look at the sky. Its color is blue."
>> It's = It is. For example, "It's hot today."
>> It's = It has. For example, "It's been nice talking to you."
>> Its' = completely incorrect usage. Stop it!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>