Chapter 6. Extending Form Design with Fields and Controls

Once you know how to create and save simple customized forms and form regions, you can move on to enhancing forms with more custom fields of different types and more controls. You also can make Outlook forms display different information depending on whether you are composing a new item or viewing an existing item.

The highlights of this chapter include discussions of the following:

  • How controls are linked to fields

  • How to create custom fields and add them to forms

  • Why it’s a good idea to use Outlook’s built-in fields whenever possible

  • How to use formulas to combine information from various fields and prevent users from making data-entry mistakes

  • What gives sent messages a different layout from ...

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