You need to change the MessageClass on the existing items to point to your new form's class. See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/newdefaultform.htm#convert for several tools and scripts to accomplish this.

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"Grnsld" wrote in message ...
I have created a new default form for my contact list. i have over 300
contacts and would like all of my contacts to use this new form. Can i
transfer them to the new form or do i have to re-enter everything. thanks in
advance for any input