XCLN: How to Send a Form as a Text Only Message (164181)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client 4.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client 5.0
This article was previously published under Q164181

SUMMARY

There may be a few cases where you would like to send the information in a Microsoft Exchange form to another user without having the graphics of the form displayed when reading the form. For these cases you can create a textized Microsoft Exchange form that will only send the text of the form, this may be useful if you were sending the form to a user on a Macintosh that cannot read the graphical form.

MORE INFORMATION

So, how can I create a custom form with EFD and tell the form that the message to be transferred should be in a plain text format? This can be done by sending the form as an IPM.Note message class. Following these steps will achieve that functionality:

  1. While creating the form in the Microsoft Exchange Electronic Forms Designer (EFD), open the View menu and select Window Properties.
  2. Click the Menus tab.
  3. Click File in the Menu drop down.
  4. Click Send in the Commands window.
  5. A button for Submit Option will now be available. Click this button to get a dialog box for Submit options.
  6. Select Other in the Submit By dialog and choose IPM.Note.
  7. Check the checkbox Show Fields as Text in the Message.
The following is an example of a textized donation form sent as IPM.Note message class:

To: John Doe
Cc:
Subject: Donation sent as text

Charity: Main Street Theatre
Amount: $100.00
[ ] Matching Contribution
[X] Annual Payroll Deduction
Special Considerations:
This is the text entered into the Special Consideration text box.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
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