Email won't hyperlink in custom form

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Hi:

I'm working with Outlook 2000; have a custom form created in which there are
several email fields scattered throughout the form. The problem is, when an
eddress is entered, some of them hyperlink (underline) and some don't. Please
advise on how to fix so that I can create a DL from all eddresses within a
form.

Thanks for your time.
 
No version of Outlook supports more than three email fields per contact. If you have added custom fields and want to create hyperlinks from the data they contain, see http://www.outlookcode.com/d/tips/formhyperlink.htm

FYI, there is a newsgroup specifically for Outlook forms issues "down the hall" at microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms or, via web interface, at http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...spx?dg=microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
The recommended web page doesn't explain why, after email fields were added
to the custom form, some of them automatically hyperlink email and some do
not (all fields were added in exactly the same manner: Tools | Forms | Design
a Form, etc.). Oh well, just one of those great Microsoft mysteries, I guess!
;-)

Thanks for your time.
 
You didn't say what "email fields" you added. Only the three email built in fields will act like email fields by themselves.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers


Judy said:
The recommended web page doesn't explain why, after email fields were added
to the custom form, some of them automatically hyperlink email and some do
not (all fields were added in exactly the same manner: Tools | Forms | Design
a Form, etc.). Oh well, just one of those great Microsoft mysteries, I guess!
;-)

Thanks for your time.
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I think I understand now, Sue. (Correct me if I'm wrong!) When creating a
custom Contact form, even though you are free to add additional email fields
anywhere in the form Outlook will only recognize the original three email
fields (included with the default Contact form. Is that it?

Thanks again!
 
That's correct. There is no mechanism for adding other email fields.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers


Judy said:
I think I understand now, Sue. (Correct me if I'm wrong!) When creating a
custom Contact form, even though you are free to add additional email fields
anywhere in the form Outlook will only recognize the original three email
fields (included with the default Contact form. Is that it?

Thanks again!
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Thanks for your time, Sue!
--
Judy


Sue Mosher said:
That's correct. There is no mechanism for adding other email fields.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
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