I am trying to build a custom tab (form) in Outlook Contacts to handle the
info I need. I saved several times while working on it (for hours) and saved
when I finally exited the program. When I opened the .oft file the next day,
almost all of the changes were missing. The tab was the second tab in
Contacts; I did read somewhere noty to alter the first tab.
Lots of work wasted, unless it's there and i just don't know where. And are
there any shortcuts or tips? I HAVE looked at many articles and websites
mentioned here but I think what I am trying to do is more basic (but still
difficult for me!).
Thanks.

It's almost certainly the Beginning with Outlook 2003 SP2, users can work with most .oft form templates files only by opening the template from the Tools | Forms | Choose Form dialog, browsing for User Templates in File System. This means that if the .oft file is sent as a message attachment, the user must save it to the local hard drive first.

Next time, you might want to publish the form, as well as make an .oft backup.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Teshera" wrote in message ...
I am trying to build a custom tab (form) in Outlook Contacts to handle the
info I need. I saved several times while working on it (for hours) and saved
when I finally exited the program. When I opened the .oft file the next day,
almost all of the changes were missing. The tab was the second tab in
Contacts; I did read somewhere noty to alter the first tab.
Lots of work wasted, unless it's there and i just don't know where. And are
there any shortcuts or tips? I HAVE looked at many articles and websites
mentioned here but I think what I am trying to do is more basic (but still
difficult for me!).
Thanks.