PRB: OWA HTML Form Converter Doesn't Convert Rich Text in Message Body

• Microsoft Outlook Web Access, version 5.5

SYMPTOMS

The Microsoft Outlook HTML Forms Converter does not convert rich text in an Outlook form's message body. The text is converted, but all rich text formatting is lost.

In addition, URLs such as "file://" and "http://" in the body of the message text are converted to the HTML form as a plain text, losing their previous functionality.

RESOLUTION

If you wish to have the link on the newly created HTML form, manually edit the files that are generated for the HTML form to include the HTML code that creates the hyperlink on the form.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Open a new message.



2. Design the form.



3. Add some rich text to the message body of the form.



4. Publish the form.



5. Run the forms converter and select the form created above.



6. View the form in the OWA client.

REFERENCES

For more information on the Outlook HTML Form Converter search on the following keywords in Microsoft Developer's Network: "forms converter."

Additional query words: file:// http:// link kbGrpMsg kbMsg kbOutlook

Keywords          : kbMsg kbOutlook kbGrpMsg 
Version           : WINDOWS:5.5
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: May 26, 1999