OL98: Grid Displayed in Form Control Outside of Design Mode

ID: Q180900

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Outlook 98

SYMPTOMS

If you use Microsoft Outlook 98 to create a custom form that includes a control, the control's grid may continue to appear after you quit design mode. This behavior usually occurs with the Frame or MultiPage control.

WORKAROUND

Follow these steps to stop the grid from appearing when you are out of design mode:

1. Open the form.

2. On the Tools menu, point to Forms, and then click Design This Form.

2. Right-click the control that displays the grid.

3. Click to clear the Show Grid check box.

4. On the Form menu, click Run This Form.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Outlook forms exhibit this behavior when you turn off the form's grid and turn on the control's grid before exiting design mode. Any toolbox control capable of displaying a grid can have this problem.

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

Keywords          : OffVBS FmsProb 
Version           : WINDOWS:98
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

Last Reviewed: November 12, 1998