msoControlComboBox and behavoir Tom at GSD 9/18/2006 2:00:01 PM Hi , I need some clarification. I have created a combo box of type "msoControlComboBox" (and button) and I have a question about the behavior. The combo box and button are similar to the "Find Now" button and the "Look for: combo". The only difference is that if I type in text and click on the "find now" button the text is recognized. In my setup the only way the text is recognized is if I hit the return/enter key. Is it possible to enter text in the combo without hitting the enter key and then click on the button? Also what types of combos can I create in Outlook? Is there any official Microsoft documentation that will point out exactly what controls are possible in Outlook? Thanks

Re: msoControlComboBox and behavoir "Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" <kenslovak[ at ]mvps.org> 9/18/2006 10:25:03 PM What you see is what you get. That's it, there are no more types that can be created, other documented types are only for Office internal use. You have to enter the text before it's usable. -- Ken Slovak [MVP - Outlook] http://www.slovaktech.com Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm "Tom at GSD" <TomatGSD[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:03C30136-592B-47E7-808D-2993AAE6217C[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Hi , > > I need some clarification. I have created a combo box of type > "msoControlComboBox" (and button) and I have a question about the > behavior. > The combo box and button are similar to the "Find Now" button and the > "Look > for: combo". The only difference is that if I type in text and click on > the > "find now" button the text is recognized. In my setup the only way the > text > is recognized is if I hit the return/enter key. Is it possible to enter > text > in the combo without hitting the enter key and then click on the button? > Also > what types of combos can I create in Outlook? Is there any official > Microsoft > documentation that will point out exactly what controls are possible in > Outlook? > > Thanks >

Re: msoControlComboBox and behavoir Tom at GSD 9/18/2006 11:15:01 PM Hi Ken, Thanks for your response. I figured that was the answer. Is there documentation anywhere that I could refer to? I get this question from time to time from customers who cannot seem to believe this is the case - and everytiime the customer points to the find ("Look for:") dropdown and says how come you cannot do that? It would be nice if there was a web page (high level for non programmers) that I could point my customers to that would point out this mystery. "Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote: [Quoted Text] > What you see is what you get. That's it, there are no more types that can be > created, other documented types are only for Office internal use. You have > to enter the text before it's usable. > > -- > Ken Slovak > [MVP - Outlook] > http://www.slovaktech.com > Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 > Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options > http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm > > > "Tom at GSD" <TomatGSD[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:03C30136-592B-47E7-808D-2993AAE6217C[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Hi , > > > > I need some clarification. I have created a combo box of type > > "msoControlComboBox" (and button) and I have a question about the > > behavior. > > The combo box and button are similar to the "Find Now" button and the > > "Look > > for: combo". The only difference is that if I type in text and click on > > the > > "find now" button the text is recognized. In my setup the only way the > > text > > is recognized is if I hit the return/enter key. Is it possible to enter > > text > > in the combo without hitting the enter key and then click on the button? > > Also > > what types of combos can I create in Outlook? Is there any official > > Microsoft > > documentation that will point out exactly what controls are possible in > > Outlook? > > > > Thanks > > > >

Re: msoControlComboBox and behavoir "Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" <kenslovak[ at ]mvps.org> 9/19/2006 1:59:10 PM Offhand I don't know of any articles like that but you may find something googling. -- Ken Slovak [MVP - Outlook] http://www.slovaktech.com Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm "Tom at GSD" <TomatGSD[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:02FB1C75-139A-43B1-9FC7-5359D30B79EE[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Hi Ken, > > Thanks for your response. > > I figured that was the answer. Is there documentation anywhere that I > could > refer to? I get this question from time to time from customers who cannot > seem to believe this is the case - and everytiime the customer points to > the > find ("Look for:") dropdown and says how come you cannot do that? It > would > be nice if there was a web page (high level for non programmers) that I > could > point my customers to that would point out this mystery.