Applies To: Outlook 2007 A form provides a way to distribute and collect information electronically. For example, you can use forms to order supplies or post information to a public folder. Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 provides built-in forms such as the Message form to compose messages and the Contact form to enter information for a contact. If you have sent an e-mail message or created an appointment, you have used a form. Every Outlook item is based on a form.
Customizing forms for different scenarios Office Outlook 2007 offers three ways to develop and customize forms that can be used differently depending on your organization and resources. These include: Custom form pages These forms work with Office Outlook 2007 and earlier. Outlook provides the Outlook forms design environment to create custom forms. Use a built-in form to leverage the functionality of the item that is associated with it. For example, to include automatic name checking in a custom form, you can create the functionality from a form that is based on an e-mail message. To modify a form template, you add and remove fields, controls, options, and form pages. A form customized with form pages that you create can also be saved as a file to be used as a template or in a forms library to be available to others.