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Module Strategy Use the following strategy to present this module: Introduction to Creating a Custom Template Describe the minimum requirements to create a custom template Outlook perso

Contents

Overview 1

Introduction to Creating a Custom

Template 2

Creating a Personal Folders File 4

Creating a Folder Home Page 10

Creating an Administration Folder

Creating a Template Initialization File 27

Registering a Custom Template 34

Adding a New Folder to a Custom

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Instructor Notes: Creating a Custom Team Folder

Template

This module provides students with the ability to create custom Team Folder Templates, associate views with those templates, create an Administration

folder, and register custom templates

At the end of this module, students will be able to:

Describe the method for creating a custom Team Folder Template

Create a personal folders file to use with your custom templates

Create a folder home page that reconfigures itself depending on its pattern

of use and includes the Microsoft® Outlook® view control

Create an administration folder home page for managing team folders that includes the Outlook permissions control

Create a template initialization file to register custom templates

Register a custom template in the template initialization file

Add a new folder to a custom template

Materials and Preparation

This section provides you with the materials and preparation needed to teach this module

Materials

To teach this module, you need the following materials:

Microsoft PowerPoint® file 2018a_03.ppt

Module 3 “Creating a Custom Team Folder Template”

Preparation

To prepare for this module, you should:

Read all of the materials for this module

Complete the lab

Presentation:

45 Minutes

Lab:

45 Minutes

Module Strategy

Use the following strategy to present this module:

Introduction to Creating a Custom Template Describe the minimum requirements to create a custom template (Outlook personal folders file, folder home page, template initialization (.ini) file) Explain reasons for adding an administration folder Discuss where the components of the template are stored Explain that samples files are stored

by default in the C:\Tfkit directory

Creating a Personal Folders File Explain that a team folder application is fundamentally a public folder with

an associated folder home page, and that the contents of the public folder are distributed to users of the Team Folders Wizard in the form of an Outlook personal folders file (.pst) List the steps required to create a pst file and subfolders

Creating a Folder Home Page Discuss the purpose of a folder home page Explain that a folder home page

includes links to other folders Briefly discuss the Outlook Application

object Explain that the Outlook view control enables an Outlook 2000 folder home page to control folder views; to display Outlook 2000 folder contents; and to create, open, print, and delete folder contents Explain that because of security restrictions, the Outlook view control is recommended only for use on Web pages displayed by Outlook 2000 as folder home pages

Creating an Administration Folder Home Page Discuss reasons for creating the administration folder home page, including increased ability to manage the team folder application Explain that the Outlook object model does not allow setting permissions on public folders

To provide users an easy method for setting permissions, the administration home page can display the Microsoft Outlook permissions control Explain

the ID property and the TargetFolder property

Creating a Template Initialization File Explain that every template must contain a template initialization (.ini) file Explain that the Team Folders Wizard uses the template initialization file to replace Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) file strings, to map

application folders to folder home pages, to publish unique message classes for folders, and to enable localization of the template initialization (.ini) file Describe how to configure the template initialization file to accomplish these tasks for your template Explain how to replace HTML strings, map folders to home pages, create template date folders, and enable localization

Registering a Custom Template Explain why a custom template must be registered Explain that to register the template, you must create a registry key Explain in detail the key values (AppPath, Description, FriendlyName, PSTAppRoot, PSTName, PSTTitle, DefaultTargetFolder, DefaultTargetURL), and provide descriptions of each value

Adding a New Folder to a Custom Template Explain the steps needed to add a new folder: create a subfolder in the

template personal folders (.pst) file, create a View tab container in the home page, add View tabs to the new container, create a folder navigation button

in the home page, and add the folder name and related entries to the template initialization (.ini) file

Overview

Introduction to Creating a Custom Template

Creating a Personal Folders File

Creating a Folder Home Page

Creating an Administration Folder Home Page

Creating a Template Initialization File

Registering a Custom Template

Adding a New Folder to a Custom Template

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

Describe how to create a custom Team Folder Template

Create a personal folders (.pst) file to use with your custom templates

Create a folder home page that includes the Microsoft® Outlook® view control

Create an Administration folder home page for managing team folders that includes the Outlook permissions control

Create a template initialization (.ini) file to register custom templates

Register a custom template in the template initialization (.ini) file

Add a new folder to a custom template

In this module, you will learn

how to create custom Team

Folder Templates, associate

views with these templates,

create an administration

folder, and register

templates

Introduction to Creating a Custom Template

Team Leader’s Computer

Template initialization file

Template initialization file

.doc ini

Outlook personal folders file

Outlook personal folders file

Folder home page

Custom Team Folder Template Minimum Requirements

Custom Team Folder Template Minimum Requirements

Team Folder Application

wizard

Team Folders Wizard

The Team Folder Templates included with the Microsoft® Team Folders Kit are designed to meet the basic collaboration needs of most departments and

workgroups You can also create custom templates to fulfill the requirements of

an entire organization You deploy custom templates to team leaders within the organization who, in turn, use the Team Folders Wizard to create team folder applications for members of their teams

Minimum Requirements for Creating a Custom Template

At a minimum, to create your own template, you must produce customized versions of the following:

An Outlook personal folders (.pst) file

A folder home page

A template initialization (.ini) file

Optional Components for Custom Templates

There are two optional components of custom Team Folder Templates

Administration page Unless the custom template is designed to create a

very simple application that requires very little administration, you should consider creating an administration page

Registry file In addition, if you do not want to modify registry settings on

individual user computers, you should consider creating registry files in the custom template

The Team Folders Wizard requires every template to have an administration folder, even if it is not used to maintain the team folder application

Slide Objective

To show how a network

administrator creates files

for a custom Team Folder

Template file

Lead-in

Administrators can deploy

custom Team Folder

Templates to team leaders

who use the Team Folders

Wizard

Important

Location of Template Components

When installed, the template components (.pst and ini) are stored in a system folder Web pages and supporting files, such as all htm files, style sheets, and files containing Web graphics, are not stored in a file-system folder Instead, you must store these Web pages and supporting files in the WebView subfolder

file-Registering a Custom Template

After installing the template on the user’s computer, you must register the template so the Team Folders Wizard can use it to create a team folder You can install and register your template by using the Windows® Installer Service along with the Microsoft Visual Studio® Installer

Using a Sample Template As a Starting Point

The Sample subfolder in the Team Folders Kit installation folder contains a sample template (default.htm) You can copy this sample template and use it as

a starting point to build your own template By default, the sample template is located in the C:\TFKit\Sample\Template folder

Creating a Personal Folders File

Using a Personal Folders File

Creating a pst File to Use in a Team Folder Template

Creating a Team Folder Root

Adding Subfolders to the Team Folder Root

A team folder application is fundamentally a Microsoft Exchange Server public folder with an associated folder home page The contents of the public folder are distributed to application users (team leaders) as a personal folders (.pst) file

A three-step process is used to create a personal folders (.pst) file for distribution:

1 Create a personal folders (.pst) file for use in a Team Folder Template

2 Create a team folder root

3 Add subfolders to the team folder root

After introducing personal folders (.pst) files, the following topics describe these three steps in detail

Slide Objective

To outline this topic

Lead-in

You use a three-step

process to create a pst file

to use with the Team

Folders Wizard

Using a Personal Folders File

Custom Team Folder Templates - Microsoft Outlook

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pre-
Team Folders Wizard users need certain administration items that are hidden in the pst file These hidden items include the form definitions and the welcome message

Public folder contents are

distributed to team leaders

as an Outlook 2000

personal folders (.pst) file

Creating a pst File to Use in a Team Folder Template

Create Microsoft Personal Folders

File: C:\TF Templates\Template.pst Name: Custom Team Folder Templates

OK Cancel Help

Encryption Setting

No Encryption Compressible Encryption Best Encryption Password Password:

Verify Password:

Save this password in your password list

1 On the File menu, point to New, and click Personal Folders File (.pst).

2 In the Save in list,

click a folder.

3 In the File name box,

type a name for the

file, and click Create.

4 In the Name box, type

the folder name

5 Click OK.

Outlook 2000 contains a dialog box for creating the pst file

To create a pst file to use in a Team Folder Template:

1 In Outlook 2000, on the File menu, point to New, and then click Personal

Folders File (.pst)

2 In the Create Personal Folders dialog box, in the Save in list, click the

folder that you want to store the file

3 In the File name box, type a name for the file, and then click Create

4 In Create Microsoft Personal Folders dialog box, in the Name box, type

the folder name as you want it to be displayed in the Outlook Folder List

5 Select any other options you want, and then click OK

Slide Objective

To show the Create

Microsoft Personal

Folders dialog box, and to

show the procedure used to

create a pst file

Lead-in

You can create a pst file

quickly and easily in

Outlook 2000

Creating a Team Folder Root

Create New Folder

Custom Team Folder Templates Deleted Items Mailbox – Brad Sutton Personal Folders Personal Folders Public Folders

1 In the Folder List, select the personal folder you created to store the pst file.

2 On the File menu, point to New, and then click Folder.

3 In the Name box,

type a name for the root folder, and then

click OK.

After creating the pst file, you must create the subfolder that will be the root folder of the team folder application The Team Folders Wizard copies this root folder and its contents to the public folder when creating the team folder application

To create the team folder root:

1 In the Folder List, select the personal folder you created to store the pst file

2 On the File menu, point to New, and then click Folder

3 In the Create New Folder dialog box, in the Name box, enter a name for the root folder, and then click OK

Slide Objective

To show the Create New

Folder dialog box with a

new pst file selected, and to

show the procedure used to

create a team folder root

Lead-in

From within Outlook 2000,

you can easily create a

subfolder that serves as the

root folder of a team folder

application

Adding Subfolders to the Team Folder Root

Create New Folder

Custom Team Folder Templates Deleted Items External Contacts Template Mailbox – Brad Sutton Personal Folders Personal Folders Public Folders

1 In the Folder List, select the personal folder

2 On the File menu, point

to New, and then click

Folder

3 In the Name box, type a

name for the folder

4 In the Folder contains

box, click a type of Outlook item

5 In the Select where to

place the folder list,

click a location

After you have created the team folder root, you can add one or more subfolders for tasks such as administering data content

To add subfolders to the team folder root:

1 In the Folder List, select the personal folder you created to store the pst file

2 On the File menu, point to New, and then click Folder

3 In the Create New Folder dialog box, in the Name box, type a name for the

folder

4 In the Folder contains box, click the type of Outlook items you want the

folder to contain (for example, Contact items or Task items)

5 In the Select where to place the folder list, click the location for the folder

Creating an Administration Folder Home Page

In addition to creating subfolders to hold the application data, you must also create an administration folder that contains mail items The Team Folders Wizard requires that you create an administration folder, even if you do not plan to use this folder in your application

If you do not create an administration folder, the Team Folders Wizard generates an error stating that it cannot verify that the team folder was copied correctly In addition, the run-time message of Team Folders Web views will generate a script error if the administration folder is missing However, the folders are copied correctly to the selected destination

For more information about creating an Administration folder home page, see “Creating an Administration Folder Home Page” in module 3 of

course 2018A, Creating and Customizing Team Folders

Slide Objective

To show the Create New

Folder dialog box, and to

show the procedure for

adding subfolders to the

team folder root

Lead-in

In Outlook 2000, you can

easily create additional

subfolders to use in a team

folder application

Note

Configuring Folders to Use in a Team Folder Application

To configure the folders to use in a team folder application, you can associate custom views and forms with the folders

For more information about customizing folders and forms, see course

1593a, Building Collaborative Solutions by Using Microsoft ® Outlook® 2000

Note

Creating a Folder Home Page

Introduction to Using Folder Home Pages

Adding Hyperlinks to a Folder Home Page

Adding Script to a Folder Home Page

Using the Outlook View Control

Adding an Outlook View Control to a Web Page

Using Outlook View Control Methods

Using Outlook View Control Properties

Team folder applications use folder home pages to provide rich functionality and a Web-like interface The following topics introduce folder home pages, describe how to add hyperlinks and script to these Web pages, and provide you with the ability to incorporate the Outlook view control within a folder home page

Slide Objective

To outline this topic

Lead-in

Web pages implemented as

folder home pages provide

the functionality and user

interface (UI) for team folder

applications

Introduction to Using Folder Home Pages

Team Project - Microsoft Outlook

File Edit View Favorites Tools Actions Help

Done

Team Project - Team Folder

Team Information Welcome to the DNS2018A Team Folder

Welcome to the DNS2018A Team Folder Links Mission Statement Goals Policies

Home Discussion Documents Team Calendar Team Tasks Team Contacts

Team Folder Home Page

DNS2018A will be orderable 4/1/00

A folder home page is simply a Web page that is associated with any folder within the Outlook 2000 environment When a user clicks a folder that has an associated folder home page, Outlook 2000 displays the home page instead of the usual folder view in the Outlook 2000 explorer window Because code on the Web page runs in the context of the Outlook 2000 application, the Web page can contain script and ActiveX® controls that access Outlook data

Determining Folder Home Page Complexity Level

A Web page used as a team folder home page can be as simple or complex as needed For example, Team Folder Templates provide a single home page that

is associated with every subfolder within the team folder application This single home page associates with every subfolder in the application by reconfiguring itself each time the user views a different subfolder Using a single home page is more efficient than navigating from subfolder to subfolder and displaying separate home pages for each subfolder Although a single home page improves application performance, it also greatly increases the complexity

of the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) code underlying the home page

Managing the Process of Customizing a Folder Home Page

A more common and perhaps easier-to-manage approach for creating or customizing a folder home page is typified by the sample template found in the Sample folder of the Team Folders Kit installation folder (default directory C:\Tfkit) This sample template establishes a separate, customized folder home page for each application subfolder This sample template approach decreases application performance because a new home page must load each time the user views a different subfolder However, because home pages can be built with simpler HTML code, home pages are easier to design and maintain

Slide Objective

To show a custom team

folder home page that

provides a front page for a

team folder application

Lead-in

You can create a new folder

home page or you can

customize a sample folder

home page installed by the

Team Folders Kit

Adding Hyperlinks to a Folder Home Page

Team Project - Microsoft Outlook

File Edit View Favorites Tools Actions Help

Done

Team Project - Team Folder

Team Information Links

Welcome to the DNS2018A Team Folder Links Mission Statement Goals Policies

Home Discussion Documents Team Calendar Team Tasks Team Contacts

Team Folder Home Page

http://www.microsoft.com/train_cert/

When displaying a folder home page, Outlook 2000 acts as a Web browser If a user moves to another Web page (including external Web sites, if the user is connected to the Internet), that Web page is displayed within Outlook 2000 A home page can also include hyperlinks to any folder within the Outlook 2000 environment, including a user’s own default mailbox folders If the linked folder has a different home page, Outlook 2000 displays that particular home page; otherwise, Outlook 2000 displays the folder by using that folder’s default view

Linking to Outlook 2000 Folders

The folder home page can contain links to Outlook 2000 folders with Outlook uniform resource locators (URLs) Outlook URLs use the following syntax:

outlook://folderpath

The following example shows a link to a public folder named Applications:

<a href="outlook://Public%20Folders/All%20Public%20Folders/Applications">

Applications</a>

Linking to Default Mailbox Folders

A team leader can create links from a folder home page to a user’s default mailbox folders by referring to the folders by name The following example opens a user’s default Calendar:

<a href="outlook:calendar">Your Calendar</a>

Slide Objective

To show that you can insert

a link to internal and

external Web pages in the

links section of a team

folder

Lead-in

Team folder home pages

can include hyperlinks to an

Outlook 2000 folder, a

user’s own default mailbox

folders, or an external Web

page

Adding Script to a Folder Home Page

Team Project - Microsoft Outlook

File Edit View Favorites Tools Actions Help

Done

Team Project - Team Folder

Team Information Welcome to the DNS2018A Team Folder

Welcome to the DNS2018A Team Folder Links Mission Statement Goals Policies

Home Discussion Documents Team Calendar Team Tasks Team Contacts

Team Folder Home Page

DNS2018A will be orderable 4/1/00

Because folder home pages are displayed within the Outlook 2000 application window, script and ActiveX components built into the page can use the Outlook object model to retrieve Outlook 2000 data and to automate Outlook 2000 itself For example, you could use script on the folder home page to retrieve information about a contact, or to hide the Outlook Folder List

Retrieving a Reference to the Outlook Application Object

To retrieve a reference to the Outlook Application object, script on the page uses the External property of the Window object, as shown in this example:

set objHost = Window.External set objApp = objHost.OutlookApplication

Accessing the Outlook Object Model

After the script has retrieved a reference to the Outlook Application object, you

have full access to the Outlook object model, including Outlook explorers, folders, and items

For information about the Outlook object model, see Microsoft Outlook Visual Basic Reference Help (Vbaoutl9.chm) To view this file, open the

Microsoft Visual Basic® Editor in Outlook and click Help

Slide Objective

To show a team folder home

page in which the Outlook

Folder List has been

removed by script

Lead-in

You can use script on a

folder home page to access

the Outlook object model

On the slide, point out that

the Outlook Folder List has

been removed from the

Outlook UI If you do not

want to update all htm files

in the folder list, this is a

way to edit only the

default.htm file

Note

Using the Outlook View Control

Uses for the Outlook View Control

Team Folder Templates home pages

Web applications

Visual Basic forms

Visual Basic for Applications forms

Using More Than One Outlook View Control

For example, you can show a side-by-side view of two calendars, or a contacts list and all tasks associated with the currently selected contact.

The Outlook view control is an ActiveX control that governs the functionality

of Outlook 2000 views The Outlook view control can display Table, Day/Week/Month, Card, and Timeline views

Because the Outlook view control is an Outlook 2000 add-in, Outlook 2000 must be installed on the computer on which you want the Outlook view control to run

Although the Outlook view control is not included with Outlook 2000, it is available for download from the Microsoft Web site at

http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/

Uses for the Outlook View Control

Because it is an ActiveX control, you can use the Outlook view control in Team Folder Template home pages and other Web applications, as well as Microsoft Visual Basic forms and Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications forms You can programmatically change the properties of the Outlook view control, which enables you to mimic Outlook 2000 functionality within your team folder applications

Using More Than One Outlook View Control

You can place more than one control on a single folder home page in your application For example, you can show a side-by-side view of two calendars,

or a contacts list and all tasks associated with the currently selected contact When multiple Outlook view controls reside on a single page, their menus are merged based on the control that is currently active

Slide Objective

To outline this topic

Lead-in

The Outlook view control

enables you to add view

functionality to Team Folder

Templates home pages

Note

Adding an Outlook View Control to a Web Page

Team Project - Microsoft Outlook

File Edit View Favorites Tools Actions Help

Done

Team Project - Team Folder

Team Information Welcome to the DNS2018A Team Folder

Welcome to the DNS2018A Team Folder Links Mission Statement Goals Policies

Home Discussion Documents Team Calendar Team Tasks Team Contacts

Team Folder Home Page

To add an Outlook view control to a Web page, embed the <OBJECT> tag in the page In the <OBJECT> tag, specify an ID parameter, which you can later specify in your application After the Outlook view control has been embedded

in the HTML page, it will work without any additional code

Considering an Outlook View Control Example

The following example shows the HTML tag that implements the Outlook view control in a Web page:

<object ID="oViewControl" WIDTH="504" HEIGHT="240"

CLASSID="clsid:0006F063-0000-0000-C000-000000000046" >

<param NAME ="View" Value="My Custom View">

<param NAME ="Folder" value="\\Public Folders\All Public Folders\My Public Folder">

<param NAME ="Namespace" value="MAPI">

<param NAME ="Restriction" value="[Subject] = 'Outlook'"> <param NAME ="DeferUpdate" value="0">

</object>

Parameters Used in Outlook View Control Example

In this example, the following parameter tags are used:

View Set to My Custom View, this parameter is a custom view that is the

default view displayed in the control

Folder Set to \\Public Folders\All Public Folders\My Public Folder, this

parameter causes the Outlook view control to display the contents of the folder named My Public Folder

Use the <OBJECT> tag to

insert the Outlook view

control into a Web page

Namespace Set to MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface),

this parameter is used to access existing Outlook 2000 items, default folders, and data sources The object itself provides methods for logging in and off Outlook 2000, directly accessing storage objects by object ID, directly accessing certain special default folders, and accessing data sources owned

by other users

Restriction Set to contain “Outlook,” this parameter filter is interpreted to

view all items containing the words “Outlook” or “outlook” anywhere in the

Subject field

DeferUpdate Set to False, this parameter sets the Outlook view control to

reflect current property settings

Using the Outlook View Control to Change the Folder View

If the view control is placed on a public folder home page, the view control will show the default view of that public folder when the folder is loaded You can

use the Folder property of the Outlook view control to set the currently

displayed folder

The following code example demonstrates how to display a public folder: Ovctl1.folder = \\Public Folders\All Public

Folders\Corporate\DemoFolder You can also display the default folders of the active mailbox To display the

default folders of the active mailbox, set the Folder property to either

Calendar, Contacts, Drafts, Deleted Items, Inbox, Journal, Notes, Outbox, Sent Items, or Tasks

Using Outlook View Control Methods

Attempts to synchronize the current folder in the background

The Outlook view control exposes a number of methods that you can use in your script code to, for example, display a dialog box that flags an

Outlook 2000 item with a reminder

To see a complete list of Outlook view control methods, refer to the

Microsoft Outlook View Control Programmer’s Reference (Ovctl.chm) that is

included in the Microsoft Outlook 2000 Team Folders Kit

The following sections describe some of the important methods of the Outlook

view control: FlagItem, Categories, CustomizeView, ShowFields, and

SynchFolder

FlagItem Method

The FlagItem method displays the dialog box that flags an Outlook 2000 item

with a reminder (For example, an appointment item can be flagged with a reminder so the user is notified before the appointment begins.) This reminder does not function unless the user has selected a valid item in the Outlook view control, such as an Outlook 2000 Post item

Categories Method

The Categories method displays the dialog box that enables users to select item

categories (for example, Business, Competition, and Favorites) This is the

same dialog box that appears when you click the Categories button in an

Outlook 2000 form

CustomizeView Method

The CustomizeView method displays the dialog box that lets users select the

following views: fields, sort order, filters, automatic formatting, and grouping

This is the same dialog box that appears when you click the Customize

Current View command

Slide Objective

To list some of the methods

of the Outlook view control

Lead-in

The Outlook view control

exposes a number of

properties and methods that

you can use in your script

code

Note

ShowFields Method

The ShowFields method displays the dialog box that lets users quickly select

the fields (for example, From, Subject, and Received) that the Outlook view control will display

SynchFolder Method

The SynchFolder method attempts to synchronize the current folder in the

background

Using Outlook View Control Properties

Enables you to change the active view

The Outlook view control exposes a number of properties that you can use in your script code

To see a complete list of the properties of the Outlook view control, add

a reference to the control in the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor, and then use the Object Browser (To display the Visual Basic Editor from within Outlook 2000,

on the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Visual Basic Editor.)

The following are some of the important properties of the Outlook view control

Restriction Property

The Restriction property enables you to filter the display items in your view This property accepts the same string format as the Restrict method on the

Items collection For example, if you want to restrict the view so that only

Outlook 2000 Task items appear, pass the following string to the Restriction

property:

[Message Class] = "IPM.Task"

Passing Restrictions As Parameters

You can also pass the restriction as a parameter by using the following syntax when creating an Outlook view control:

<param NAME=Restriction VALUE="[Message Class] = 'IPM.Task'">

The Restriction property enables you to place two Outlook view controls on a

single page One Outlook view control shows a restricted set of items based on items users select in the other Outlook view control

Slide Objective

To list some of the Outlook

view control properties

Lead-in

The Outlook view control

exposes a number of

properties that you can use

in your script code

Note

Using Comparison Operators

The Outlook view control also supports the comparison operators >, <, >=, <=, +, and <> Comparison operators are not case sensitive and do not include the subject prefix that is added when a message is replied to or forwarded The

logical operators that are allowed are And, Not, and Or Note that the operator

= does not represent “equals,” but rather “contains.” The following example

matches all items that have the text “Outlook” or “outlook” anywhere in the Subject field

<param NAME Restriction VALUE="[Subject] = 'Outlook'"

Creating a True Equality Filter

To create a true equality filter, you must use both operators <= and >= In the following example, the Outlook view control displays the items with Subject fields containing only the text “outlook” or “Outlook.”

OvCtl1.Restriction "[Subject] <= 'outlook' and [Subject] >= 'Outlook'"

When you set the Restriction property of the Outlook view control, you

must surround property names with square brackets ([ ]) in the filter string Such brackets are optional when providing filter strings to certain methods of the Outlook object model, but they are required for the Outlook view control’s

Restriction property

DeferUpdate Property

The DeferUpdate property controls whether property changes affect the Outlook view control display When set to True, DeferUpdate prevents

changes to control properties from being shown in the display When set to

False, DeferUpdate allows the Outlook view control update to show in the

display

Considering a DeferUpdate Property Example

In the following example, the control display will show the current property settings:

<object ID="oViewControl" WIDTH="504" HEIGHT="240"

CLASSID="clsid:0006F063-0000-0000-C000-000000000046" >

<param NAME ="View" Value="My Custom View">

<param NAME ="Folder" value="\\Public Folders\

All Public Folders\My Public Folder">

<param NAME ="Namespace" value="MAPI">

<param NAME ="Restriction" value="">

<param NAME ="DeferUpdate" value="0">

Note

End Sub

</script>

Considering a View Property Example

The following example shows the script in the previous example when a button

is used to call up the script in HTML

<FORM Name="DemoForm">

<INPUT TYPE=BUTTON VALUE="Change View"

NAME="BtnView"

OnClick="change_view()">

</FORM>

Creating an Administration Folder Home Page

Introduction to Creating an Administration Folder Home Page

Creating an Administration Folder Home Page

Incorporating the Outlook Permissions Control

Unless your team folder application is extremely simple and you do not need to control user access to its folders, you should create a folder home page for the template’s administration folder that allows the team leader to manage the Team Folder project The Administration folder home page allows team leaders

to control access to the team folder application, and also allows the folder owner to manage the application The Team Leader who created the application

is the only person who has access to the Administration folder home page The Team Folders Wizard requires every template to have an administration folder, even if you do not use it to maintain the team folder application

The following topics provide an introduction to creating an Administration folder home page, describe how to create such a page, and describe how to incorporate the Outlook permissions control within the Administration page

Administration folder home

page, which can be used to

control access to a team

folder application