Any MS Outlook 2000 Experts on the Board

[Guest TTK]

Anyone have solid experience with MS Outlook 2000........I've designed a form that I want to set as the default template......canny work it out......any helpvappreciated......!

[dluddy]

If it is a form for email follow the path:

Tools menu

Options selection

Mail format tab

Stationary and Fonts

Look for the template file you created

Select and save

Hope that helps

[luisik]

Sorry I can't help.. maybe Pugwash is an expert about computers.. why don't you PM him?

[Guest TTK]

Sorry Don...it's not an e-mail form....it's a Contact address card.....I've taken the standard Address card that is the defult one with Outlook and modified it so that it fits what I want to do.....but I don't seem to be able to set it as thedefault card....I can select it from the Personal folders libray....where I've published it to.....but when I open it....it opens with a contact's name and when I hit Save and New....it just opens it again with the same contact's name.

[Pugwash]

Sorry I can't help.. maybe Pugwash is an expert about computers.. why don't you PM him?

Because it's 7 year old Windows software and I'm on a Mac.

I'll fire up an emulator and see what I can figure out, though. If someone else sorts something out first, then I'll give up.

[dluddy]

Sorry Don...it's not an e-mail form....it's a Contact address card.....I've taken the standard Address card that is the defult one with Outlook and modified it so that it fits what I want to do.....but I don't seem to be able to set it as thedefault card....I can select it from the Personal folders libray....where I've published it to.....but when I open it....it opens with a contact's name and when I hit Save and New....it just opens it again with the same contact's name.

Ahhh, that is over my head Neil. Haven't tried to change the contact format, sorry!

[Guest TTK]

OK....here's what I'm doing......I'm creating a Contact database....I've designed a form with all the relevant fields on 2x tabs....Customer details and Order details.....I've set up the tab order and all the relevant values for each field.......published the form...as a 'blank' template.....and saved it in my Personal Library folders as a Contact form.....however when I select it and open it in Contacts.....it opens as a blank...then when I fill in the details....and save and open new.....it saves it...as John Smith..but opens a new card with all the same details...John Smith..and repeats that process every time I try tocreat a new record card...!

I need to try and set the blank card as the default....but it saves John Smith....and opens a new blank card....which I can save as admin Smith.

[jkerouac]

Neil,

I tinkered a bit with what I believe you are trying to do... but then decided that it might not even help you since I am on Outlook 2007 and have doen very little customizing with this or even previous versions. So much for the "solid experience" you were requesting.

But I did a Web search and found this tutorial: Tutorial: Creating and distributing custom forms with Outlook . In particular the sections on Publishing and Making your new form the default look as if they are pertinent to the obstacle you are trying to overcome.

I hope this helps. If not, I suggest a nip or two of whiskey. Heck, this recommendation stands even if the tutorial does help.