custom contact form

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I edited a contact form to add fields I needed.
In the contacts folder properties I set it as the form to use when posting
to the folder, general tab, and under forms tab as the form associated with
the folder.
It works fine when I choose to create a new contact, but shortly after
saving the new contact it reverts to design mode. That is with the two
extra toolbar columns, form and layout.

This appears to be connected to system administrator errors, no transport
provider, when mailing to a group of people and these contacts on custom
forms are included.

Can you help me kill two problems with a fix?

Norman
 
Thanks to a link from another posting I may have found my answer. Lost
which post it was because machine locked up, but I managed to find my way
back to Slipstick pertinent info and Sue Mosher's site. Although the
webcast concerning custom contacts was near useless, info from these links
may be showing me the problem. It does seem odd that one can do the
customizing without adequate warning of consequences. So for those unaware,
do research before jumping in and creating custom contact forms. Some of
the caveats and potential problems are shown at the above mentioned sites.
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/contactform.htm
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/index.htm

At this time I don't know if my problem is fixable, but intend to revert to
the standard form and then use a more cautious approach, probably avoiding
any alteration to the first tab of the contact form as a starting point.
Hopefully I will not lose any info particularly from my database of VFW
members.

Norman
 
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