I am having trouble locating the correct section to save the oft file
(Appdata\Microsoft\Templates folder). Would it be the most direct place to
save the oft file after emailing or should I try saving this file to the
Microsoft SQL Serverand seeing if each user is able to save to their own
computer from the server?

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You can save the .oft file in any system folder and then use the Browse button in the Choose Form dialog to locate it. However, the default location that User Templats in File System displays first is the %appdata%\Microsoft\Templates folder.

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"Bridget" wrote in message ...
I have checked each user's version of Outlook, including any additions to it,
which we all have identical.

I think we may be saving the oft file to the hard drive to the wrong place
upon receipt of the email containing the oft file, as it does not show up as
an option under User Templates in File System.

Upon receipt of the email with the oft file, We will click on Save, and then
Where should we Save this File to in order for us to find it in the User
Templates??

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Only published forms -- not .oft form templates -- can do what you want to do. Whether you have users publish them manually or write an application that users can run to perform the publication steps is up to you. The end result is the same.

"Bridget" wrote in message ...
Would it be better, or even recommended, to "programmatically install a
custom form by using the CreateItemFromTemplate method in the Outlook objext
library, open the .oft file, and then publish by using the Publish Form
method"? (I have not looked into how to do this, but came across this
suggestion online.) Or would we run into the same trouble with opening the
form on the users' computers that we were unable to open from the ..oft file
sent in emails?

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Same version = same version number with same hotfixes/SPs, not just the same major release.

Don't .oft form template files unless you also include instructions on how to same the attachment as a file and open with the Tools | Forms | Choose Form dialog.


"Bridget" wrote in message ...
Sue, all 4 of our users have the same version, Outlook 2003. We tried
sending as an oft. file to the other 2 users who cannot pull up the Custom
Form, but they still get the Default Contact form. We tried opening the same
way- with Tools l Forms l Choose Form command l and Publishing to Personal
Forms Library via Tools l Forms l Publish command with no luck. We can't
figure out why it works for one user who we emailed the form to, and not the
other two.