OL98: Controls Do Not Copy and Paste Correctly in Design Mode

ID: Q195233

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 98

SYMPTOMS

After copying and pasting a group of controls, you find that the layout of the controls may not be preserved and some of the control properties were not replicated properly.

CAUSE

The controls were on a "containter" control, such as a MultiPage or Frame control.

RESOLUTION

If you are using a mail or post form and wish to copy the controls from the Compose page to the Read page, the following workaround will create a Read page that matches the Compose page.

IMPORTANT: The following steps will discard any customizations you have made to the Read page of the form.

1. Make sure the form is in design mode and that you are on the

   Compose page.

2. On the Form menu, click to disable Separate Read Layout. When prompted

   to discard any changes to the Read page, click Yes.

3. On the Form menu, click to enable Separate Read Layout.

If you now click the Form menu and then click Edit Read Page, you will see that the Read page is now a copy of the Compose page.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Outlook 98.

MORE INFORMATION

This problem may not reproduce consistently with a simple custom form, but complex forms with many controls reproduce this problem consistently. In some cases after the controls are pasted, they will be bound to different fields.

REFERENCES

For more information about creating solutions with Microsoft Outlook 98, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Article-ID: Q180826
   Title     : OL98: Resources for Custom Forms and Programming

   Article-ID: Q182349
   Title     : OL98: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions

Additional query words: OutSol OutSol98 98

Keywords          : kbdta 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

Last Reviewed: April 20, 1999