> Your form may be seriously messed up if it has no other actions. I've never seen a form without the Reply, Reply to All, Forward and Reply to Folder actions. You can certainly add an action named Reply, but I have no idea whether it will be invoked when the user clicks the built-in Reply button.
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> "Kozlik" <Kozlik[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:96AF8383-1735-4BF7-A3DB-5873F8183F63[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > The only action that is on the Actions tab is the action I created. I didn't
> > delete any other actions that are there. Is there a way for me to create an
> > action for the reply button?
> >
> > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >
> >> Go back to the Actions page and edit the properties for the Reply action to use your custom form, just as you did the Test action.
> >>
> >> "Kozlik" <Kozlik[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E718EBFD-AFCA-4725-A7D5-1FD25A66E82E[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi Sue,
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for all of your great ideas and leading me through this problem. I
> >> > was finally able to figure out what I was doing wrong. I didn't realize that
> >> > when I was on the actions menu I was creating my own buttons. I was actually
> >> > hitting the standard "reply" button. Not the "test" button that I created.
> >> > I was hoping there was a way for the users to use the "reply" button but I
> >> > guess that is not possible.
> >> >
> >> > THanks again for your help!
> >> >
> >> > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> What the user sees depends on what the published reply form looks like and what settings are on the Reply action. Assuming you've now incremented the version number on the reply form, if you send yourself a new message using your custom form and then reply, does the Help | About Microsoft Outlook show the version number of the published reply form?
> >> >>
> >> >> Forwarding behaves differently because it embeds a copy of the original item's form definition in the forward item (BAD!!) unless you set the Forward action to use the published custom form.
> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Kozlik" <Kozlik[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:436E5F5A-069A-4196-B36D-5CD3E7D1EEE8[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >> >> >I had it stored in personal forms so that isn't the problem. I hadn't
> >> >> > incremented the version number. I didn't even know what that was until I
> >> >> > looked it up. I did that and checked to make sure the settings I made were
> >> >> > in the form that I was using. The were. I'm pretty sure that everything is
> >> >> > working fine. Do you see the same results when you make a custom form? if
> >> >> > you send it to someone and they hit reply do you still see the form or is the
> >> >> > body of the e-mail blank? It acts like an attachment. If you reply to a
> >> >> > message with an attachment it is not there. If you forward an e-mail with an
> >> >> > attachment then it gets sent along. I'm stuck.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> The form simply needs to be in one of the locations from which Outlook can load a message form -- Org Forms or Personal Forms.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Did you increment the version number and republish the form after you changed the Reply action setting?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "Kozlik" <Kozlik[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7C4CADE8-0B4D-4573-8810-9EF897D6FD0D[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> > Currently I have not posted the form in the Organizational Forms library. I
> >> >> >> > am testing the form and sending from my e-mail address to my e-mail address.
> >> >> >> > Although the form is stored in my Personal Forms Library I still see the same
> >> >> >> > behavior. Does it have to be in the Organizations Forms Library for the
> >> >> >> > "reply" option to include the form. I think it is strange the the "forward"
> >> >> >> > option does work. Thanks again for your assistance.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> Where is the form published? It must be in the Organizational Forms library or in each replying user's Personal Forms library.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> "Kozlik" <Kozlik[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8FFE1442-A3B0-4FB1-88F6-98C10A772F4B[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> >> >I appreciate your quick response Sue. I've been on the action tab changing
> >> >> >> >> > settings but I have not been able to accomplish this for some reason. Here
> >> >> >> >> > are the settings I tried under the action tab:
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > Enabled - Yes
> >> >> >> >> > Action Name - Test
> >> >> >> >> > Creates form of type - (The name of form that I'm sending)
> >> >> >> >> > Address form like - Reply
> >> >> >> >> > When Responding - Include original message text
> >> >> >> >> > Prefix- Re:
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > I do not see the form when I send this. Please let me know if you can
> >> >> >> >> > provide further assistance. Thank-you.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> If you want the user to see a custom form when they reply, you need to set the Reply action on the (Actions) page to use the desired published custom form.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> "Kozlik" <Kozlik[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B111BA02-0982-4A80-80FF-9DAE8DAB8341[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> >> >> > I've created a custom form. When I send the form to someone if they hit
> >> >> >> >> >> > reply they lose the form without data. If they hit forward then the form
> >> >> >> >> >> > will appear and they can enter in the data. Is there a way for me to change
> >> >> >> >> >> > the form so that it will do the same function as forward when the user hits
> >> >> >> >> >> > reply? Thanks for your help.
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >>
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