Part 5: Customizing Outlook in Visual Basic .NET

Printer QR-Code in Visual Basic .NET Part 5: Customizing Outlook

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Inside Out contact entries for a day planner. If you need to fine-tune the print settings, click Page Setup. Outlook displays a Page Setup dialog box similar to the one shown in Figure 26-15.

For additional details on printing contacts and using different print styles with the Contacts folder, see Printing Contacts, page 412.

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Figure 26-15.

Use the Format tab of the Page Setup dialog box (see Figure 26-15) to specify the layout, fonts, and other general properties for the job. The options on the Format tab vary from one folder type to another. For example, you can use the Format tab to set the following options, some of which are specific to particular folder types:

Whether Outlook keeps sections together or starts a new page for each section. The number of columns per page. The number of blank forms to print at the end of the job (such as blank contact forms). Whether Outlook prints a contact index on the page edge. Whether letter headings for each alphabetic section of a contact list are included. The font used for headings and for body text. Whether Outlook adds gray shading to headings. Whether the TaskPad and notes areas are displayed with a calendar. Whether weekends are printed in a calendar view. Whether Outlook prints one month of a calendar per page.

Use the Paper tab (see Figure 26-16) to select the page type, size, source, and other properties. For example, in the Type list on the Paper tab, you can select the type of day planner you use so that Outlook prints using that style.

Use the Header/Footer tab (see Figure 26-17) to specify the items you want printed in the header and the footer. This tab provides three boxes for the header and three for the footer. The left box specifies items that print on the left side of the page, the middle box specifies items that print on the middle of the page, and the right box specifies items that print on the right side of the page. You can enter text manually or use the buttons near the bottom to insert specific data such as page numbers, the user, the time, and other dynamic data.

Figure 26-17.

After you select the page setup options, you can return to the Print dialog box or preview the document. The Print dialog box offers a handful of options that can help you further refine 697

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Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Inside Out the printed data. For example, use the Start and End lists to specify a range of data to print. Select the Hide Details Of Private Appointments check box if you don t want the details of your private appointments printed. Set printer properties, the number of copies to print, and other general print settings. Then click OK to print or click Preview to preview the document.

Outlook provides a broad range of print styles, so it s likely that they will fit most of your needs. When these print styles don t quite offer what you need, however, you can create a cus tom print style. Tip If you find yourself using an existing print style but frequently making the same option changes before printing, modify the existing print style to create a custom print style. You can either modify an existing print style or copy a style and then modify it to incorporate the changes you need. If you always use the same modifications on a particular print style, you might prefer to simply modify that existing style rather than creating a new one. If you use the default style occasionally but modify its properties for most other print jobs, consider creating a custom print style based on the existing one so that both are available. Follow these steps to modify or create a new print style: