OS =WINDOWS XP
MS OUTLOOK 2003 (11.5608.5606)

Hello, I'm new to this forum and fairly new to using MSO 2003, please
forgive me if my questions seem rather naive.

I would like to ask the members for some basic assistance, I had a
requirement for a simple PIM and communications database for my
customers and decided to use the Contacts facility within MS Outlook
2003 for the purpose, I repair and sell watches and straps ( I'm
retired and it keeps me busy), with this in mind I designed and
published a Contacts 'form' within MSO 2003, a process which took me
quite a long time, however my requirement was for something very simple
and it was quite a pleasure to rise to the challenge of accomplishing
what I wanted......please see attached screenshot....which shows the
basic form.

I've been using it successfully integrated with Skype for about the
past 8 months and have created around 500 Contacts...or...( items)
using "My Form".

Assuming that you are not using Exchange as your mail server, your contacts
and all other Outlook data, plus the form definition, are stored in your .pst
file. See File | Data File Management for its location. If you copy that file
to the new machine, you'll have it all. Just make sure you use that .pst file
as the default store for the profile on the new machine.

You can also use the File | Save As command to save a backup copy of your
form as an .oft file. I recommend strongly that you get into the habit of
doing this whenever you make design changes.

I have crossposted this response to the
microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms newsgroup, which is more appropriate
for these issues.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

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