Outlook Custom Forms and VB.NET- Controls and fields

In this article we will see how to add various controls in our custom forms and how to use Built-in Fields on custom forms.

Now we discuss various controls and fields supported by custom forms, add new message custom form and Click on 'toolbox' button, toolbox will be appear

Custom from support number of controls these are given below:

Label

TextBox

ComboBox

ListBox

CheckBox

OptionButton

ToggleButton

Frame

CommandButton

Tabstrip

MultiPage

ScroolBar

SpinButton

Image

NewSpinButton

You can add any of above control with the help of drag and drop functionality on custom from ,you can remove, add, or move labels, controls, and fields. 


 

Custom form provides various  built-in fields like for 'To' fields in message form 
 

To add a field from the Field Chooser, click the drop-down box at the top and select a field category. For example, for in message  form, we might choose from the following:

Frequently Used Fields

 Address Fields

 DateTime Fields

All Document Fields

 All Mail Fields...
See this picture:

 

We can change name, text, layout, etc with the help of Property sheet of control see image in below:
 

We can also use 'advanced properties', we can change control's basic properties like back color, fore color etc. see picture below:


 

We can also change text or items through vbScript for more information about how to use VbScript in custom reports