I created a custom form in Outlook using the 'message' template and several
'user-defined' fields including check boxes. I emailed the form to myself as
a 'test', and the format was identical to the design view layout which was
exactly what I wanted. However, the printed/print preview version of the
form lists all the user-defined/custom fields in alphabetic order down the
left-side margin which virtually rendered the form useless since most/all of
the intended recipients would print hardcopy versions of the form.

What can I do to modify the form so the printed version matches the design
view layout?

See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customprint.htm for various solutions to the limitation that Outlook forms don't support WYSIWYG printing. The Word template technique is the most flexible and highly recommended.

--
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

"trufftwink" wrote in message ...
I created a custom form in Outlook using the 'message' template and several
'user-defined' fields including check boxes. I emailed the form to myself as
a 'test', and the format was identical to the design view layout which was
exactly what I wanted. However, the printed/print preview version of the
form lists all the user-defined/custom fields in alphabetic order down the
left-side margin which virtually rendered the form useless since most/all of
the intended recipients would print hardcopy versions of the form.

What can I do to modify the form so the printed version matches the design
view layout?

Sue,
I appreciate your quick response to my inquiry, and I'll check into the
options you suggested.

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/customprint.htm for various solutions to the limitation that Outlook forms don't support WYSIWYG printing. The Word template technique is the most flexible and highly recommended.

--
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

"trufftwink" wrote in message ...
I created a custom form in Outlook using the 'message' template and several
'user-defined' fields including check boxes. I emailed the form to myself as
a 'test', and the format was identical to the design view layout which was
exactly what I wanted. However, the printed/print preview version of the
form lists all the user-defined/custom fields in alphabetic order down the
left-side margin which virtually rendered the form useless since most/all of
the intended recipients would print hardcopy versions of the form.

What can I do to modify the form so the printed version matches the design
view layout?