Microsoft KB Archive/164181

= XCLN: How to Send a Form as a Text Only Message =

Article ID: 164181

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Client 5.5
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q164181



SUMMARY
There may be a few cases where you would like to send the information in a Microsoft Exchange form to another user without having the graphics of the form displayed when reading the form. For these cases you can create a textized Microsoft Exchange form that will only send the text of the form, this may be useful if you were sending the form to a user on a Macintosh that cannot read the graphical form.



MORE INFORMATION
So, how can I create a custom form with EFD and tell the form that the message to be transferred should be in a plain text format? This can be done by sending the form as an IPM.Note message class. Following these steps will achieve that functionality:


 * 1) While creating the form in the Microsoft Exchange Electronic Forms Designer (EFD), open the View menu and select Window Properties.
 * 2) Click the Menus tab.
 * 3) Click File in the Menu drop down.
 * 4) Click Send in the Commands window.
 * 5) A button for Submit Option will now be available. Click this button to get a dialog box for Submit options.
 * 6) Select Other in the Submit By dialog and choose IPM.Note.
 * 7) Check the checkbox Show Fields as Text in the Message.

The following is an example of a textized donation form sent as IPM.Note message class:

To: John Doe

Cc:

Subject: Donation sent as text

Charity: Main Street Theatre

Amount: $100.00

[ ] Matching Contribution

[X] Annual Payroll Deduction

Special Considerations:

This is the text entered into the Special Consideration text box.

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