Selecting the Item on Which to Base a Form

Each Microsoft Outlook item is a collection of fields. These collections of fields are what define the various forms. Some of these forms might be more useful for some applications than for others. To see the complete list of fields for an item, click All in the Field Chooser. For example, to see all the fields in a mail message, click All Mail Fields. If the field that you want is not listed, you can create a custom field by clicking New in the Field Chooser.

Form What the form is used for
Contact Keeping track of information about a person or organization.
Distribution List Creating a list of contacts and email addresses that can be used as a single email address.
Task Tracking information about a task.
Message Sending information to someone in a specific format, or providing a means to enter data so that it can be shared electronically.
Post Facilitating a threaded conversation that is saved in a folder, or for attaching files to a folder.
Appointment Representing a meeting or scheduled event.
Journal Entry Logging information about an item or event.
Meeting Request Sending specifically formatted meeting requests and requesting a response.
Task Request Sending information about a task to others and requesting a response.
RSS Article Representing a blog post or other item from an RSS feed.

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