How to add "Insert File" icon to custom form? D.Farns 24.07.2006 14:20:02 I've built a custom mail Outlook form (Outlook 2003) and want the user to be able to attach an email or file to the form before sending. The Insert File icon is available on the toolbar when sending a standard new mail form, but not in the custom mail form. I can't find any properties or controls in design mode that will add the functionality to the custom form. The form currently does all I need it to do (except insert file) without having any VBA. I prefer not to have any VBA so as to avoid security warnings when the end user copies/moves/uses the custom form. I don't have administrative rights to publish the custom form. I'm hoping to keep the simplicity of any user being able to grab the .OST file from a web folder and use it without any hassle. So.... can anyone suggest a way to add file attachment functionality to a custom mail form without VBA? thanks.. -- D.Farns

Re: How to add "Insert File" icon to custom form? "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp[ at ]outlookcode.com> 24.07.2006 14:43:32 Add the message body control back to the form, and the Insert File command will be available again. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx "D.Farns" <DFarns[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1F58C291-BEB1-4DD3-99F8-A003FF6F42F4[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I've built a custom mail Outlook form (Outlook 2003) and want the user to be > able to attach an email or file to the form before sending. The Insert File > icon is available on the toolbar when sending a standard new mail form, but > not in the custom mail form. I can't find any properties or controls in > design mode that will add the functionality to the custom form. > > The form currently does all I need it to do (except insert file) without > having any VBA. I prefer not to have any VBA so as to avoid security > warnings when the end user copies/moves/uses the custom form. I don't have > administrative rights to publish the custom form. I'm hoping to keep the > simplicity of any user being able to grab the .OST file from a web folder and > use it without any hassle. > > So.... can anyone suggest a way to add file attachment functionality to a > custom mail form without VBA? > > thanks.. > -- > D.Farns

Re: How to add "Insert File" icon to custom form? D.Farns 24.07.2006 15:07:02 Sue, thanks for the quick response. The Message Body control was on the form, but not visible. Setting visible to True did bring out the Insert item on the toolbar as I was hoping. It looks likes the message body is the only place you can drag and drop an email into also. Another reason to have the message body visible. All set...thanks again! -- D.Farns "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Add the message body control back to the form, and the Insert File command will be available again. > > -- > Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP > Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 > http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm > and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for > Administrators, Power Users, and Developers > http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx > > "D.Farns" <DFarns[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1F58C291-BEB1-4DD3-99F8-A003FF6F42F4[ at ]microsoft.com... > > I've built a custom mail Outlook form (Outlook 2003) and want the user to be > > able to attach an email or file to the form before sending. The Insert File > > icon is available on the toolbar when sending a standard new mail form, but > > not in the custom mail form. I can't find any properties or controls in > > design mode that will add the functionality to the custom form. > > > > The form currently does all I need it to do (except insert file) without > > having any VBA. I prefer not to have any VBA so as to avoid security > > warnings when the end user copies/moves/uses the custom form. I don't have > > administrative rights to publish the custom form. I'm hoping to keep the > > simplicity of any user being able to grab the .OST file from a web folder and > > use it without any hassle. > > > > So.... can anyone suggest a way to add file attachment functionality to a > > custom mail form without VBA? > > > > thanks.. > > -- > > D.Farns >