Karl Timmermans
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Maximum number of Outlook user-defined fields allowed
What is the maximum number of user-defined fields that can be added to an item? An <absolute> answer to that question has never been found in any publicly available documentation but, reality is, no matter what that number is, it’s far more than could ever be reasonably managed by a “mere mortal” and definitely exceeds […]
Outlook Custom forms – Things to avoid
Some very basic things that should be avoided when designing/publishing custom contact forms are as follows: 1. The same custom form should not be published to multiple form libraries. Doing so can cause <forms cache> corruption. There is no way to guarantee that the forms published using the same form name are actually identical forms […]
How to Back Up Outlook Custom Forms
One item that very often gets over-looked is having a current backup for any custom form that is in use. Perhaps, this should be better stated as “not only having a current backup but remembering where it is located”. There can be any number of reasons why you may need to re-publish a custom form […]
Understanding Outlook FullName field pitfalls to avoid
A recurring issue when it comes to a contact’s name is “missing information” in one or more of the individual fields that comprise a contact’s name (i.e. no “LastName” etc). In the vast majority of cases this is directly related to how the contact’s name was entered when the contact item was initially created. The […]
Understanding the Outlook AddressBook
Far too frequently the terms Outlook AddressBook (AB) and Contacts (specifically – contact folders) are used interchangeably based on the (incorrect) premise that both are one and the same thing. Questions that are commonly asked include some of the following: How do I import contacts into my Outlook Address Book? Why is the sequence of […]
