Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007 Inside Out

Using Forms Effectively

Each of the forms in Outlook 2007 serves the same purpose—to present information in a specific format. Outlook 2007 forms provide access to all Outlook 2007 items—messages, notes, meetings, tasks, journal entries, and so on—and enable you to create custom forms using any of the available fields. By creating custom forms that align with your workflow, you can ease the communication of information as well as the transfer of data important to your business.

In creating custom forms, you begin by selecting a default form that most closely resembles the form and function you want for your new forms. You can then choose to add or delete fields on the default page and/or create additional pages containing fields to display or gather ...