Microsoft KB Archive/198027

= OL2000: How to Protect a Custom Form from Changes =

Article ID: 198027

Article Last Modified on 10/9/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q198027





SUMMARY
When you create a custom form in Microsoft Outlook, you can protect your form from changes by other users. The simplest way to accomplish this is by assigning a password to the form.



MORE INFORMATION
To assign a password to your form, follow these steps:


 * 1) Open the form that you want to customize.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, point to Forms, and click Design This Form.
 * 3) In design mode, click the Properties page, and click to select Protect Form Design.
 * 4) In the Password box, enter a password. Enter the same password again in the Confirm box, and then click OK.

When the design of your form is complete, publish your form by doing the following:


 * 1) On the Tools menu, point to Forms, and click Publish Form As.
 * 2) Set the Look In box to the appropriate folder or forms library.
 * 3) Enter a name for your form in the Display name box.
 * 4) Click Publish.
 * 5) On the File menu, click Close and if prompted, do not save changes to the item.

If a person attempts to switch to design mode while in the form, that person will be prompted to enter the password. The person must type the correct password to make changes.

