Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007 Inside Out

Adding Graphics to Forms

Although developing solutions in Outlook 2007 can require much thought and effort, users might not necessarily share your enthusiasm and excitement about the forms you’ve created. One way to increase acceptance and usability is to add some pleasing graphics to the forms. These graphics can come in a variety of formats, such as JPG, GIF, WMF, EMF, and ICO.

One way to add a graphic to your form is to use the image control from the Control Toolbox. Initially, the control will appear as a gray square. You can resize it, just as you can resize any of the standard controls, although it’s a good idea to place the picture in the control before you resize it. Set the picture source for the image control by using the Properties dialog ...