Default display for phone fields

[Mary Ann]

I am creating a custom form and want to be able to set the phone fields which
are displayed by default to Business, Business2, Home and Mobile. These are
the ones that I shall use most and would prefer not to have to change the
display every time I create a new contact.

I am an experienced user but do not do programming.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Did you display those fields before you published your custom form?

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

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

 

[Mary Ann]

I didn't do that. I guess just to display those four individual fields I
remove the phone fields and phone selector and add them individually. But I
would like to keep the phone selector and change the display on the odd
occasionin the form if I need to. How do I do this? When I look at the
properties for field the value if Phone 1 Selected - no mention of the actual
field name.
Confused.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

No, it's not that hard. Just select the field you want in each of the four phone selectors before you publish the form.

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

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

 

[Mary Ann]

I’m sorry to be dense here but I can’t see how to do this. Can you give me
the steps?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You already have a published form, right? Run it -- in other words, create a new item with it. Save that item as an .oft file to make a backup copy of your form. Set the phone selectors on that item the way you want, then use the Tools | Forms | PUblish Form command to republish the form.

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

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

 

[Mary Ann]

Works a treat - thank you

You already have a published form, right? Run it -- in other words, create a new item with it. Save that item as an .oft file to make a backup copy of your form. Set the phone selectors on that item the way you want, then use the Tools | Forms | PUblish Form command to republish the form.

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

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