OL2000: How to Protect a Custom Form from Changes

When you create a custom form in Microsoft Outlook, you can protect your form from changes by other users. The simplest way to accomplish this is by assigning a password to the form.

To assign a password to your form, follow these steps:

1. Open the form that you want to customize.
2. On the Tools menu, point to Forms, and click Design This Form.
3. In design mode, click the Properties page, and click to select Protect Form Design.
4. In the Password box, enter a password. Enter the same password again in the Confirm box, and then click OK.

When the design of your form is complete, publish your form by doing the following:

1. On the Tools menu, point to Forms, and click Publish Form As.
2. Set the Look In box to the appropriate folder or forms library.
3. Enter a name for your form in the Display name box.
4. Click Publish.
5. On the File menu, click Close and if prompted, do not save changes to the item.

If a person attempts to switch to design mode while in the form, that person will be prompted to enter the password. The person must type the correct password to make changes.

For more information about available resources and answers to commonly-asked questions about Microsoft Outlook 2000 solutions, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: