As I said, there is no way to do that with built-in Outlook programming features. You either have to use a SendKeys kludge or the third-party Outlook Redemption (http://www.dimastr.com/redemption/) library.

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"BigSmile Mannequins Inc." wrote in message ...
OK, Here is what we are going to try:
Create a button using custom forms just above the Notes Field. When a user
presses the button, it inserts the datestamp in the notes field, and then
tabs once (into the top of the notes field). Then using send keys to
position the cursor somehow.
The goal is to have a logical sequence of adding notes with the date either
directly above or below the note, so that when the notes field syncs with the
users handheld, they show up in the contact file on the handheld and (at
least with the blackberry) they simply scroll through the note history. It's
kinda like a quick and dirty way to do what ACT does. Can you think of any
other way we could acheive this goal using existing Outlook functionalities
Sue?

Thanks so much, have a wonderful day.

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"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

The position of the cursor can't be controlled with the Outlook programming model.


"BigSmile Mannequins Inc." wrote in message ...
Hi Sue, thank you so much. with the help of my brother, I got the date stamp
to appear. by pressing alt f8. Could you please tell me what lines to add to
this datestamp code to maket he cursor appear at the END of the datestamp, so
I can just type away after 'stamping' and skip the re-positioning of the
cursor to the end of the datestamp line.

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Outlook VBA basics:

1) Choose Tools I Macro l Security and set security to Medium.

2) Restart Outlook.

3) Press Alt + F11 to bring up the VBA environment,

4) Expand the Project Explorer at upper left.

5) Double-click the built-in ThisOutlookSession module to open it.

6) Put at the code in ThisOutlookSession.

You can run the code from the VBA environment by pressing F5 or clicking the Run button on the toolbar. Or run it from the main Outlook window with Alt-F8. When you get an "enable macros" prompt, choose to enable.

For more information, including links to tutorials, see:

http://www.outlookcode.com/d/vb.htm


"BigSmile Mannequins Inc." wrote in message ...
Hi Sue, if I have absolutely NO idea how to integrate the code you've linked
to on creating a date stamp, is there some place that has step by step
instructions?