How to Create HTML Forms to Send in Outlook 2007

Microsoft has significantly changed how HTML email works in Outlook 2007

In Microsoft Outlook 2007 significant changes were made to the HTML email rendering, which changed the way many businesses are run. While they did remove the reliance on Internet Explorer and activated CSS support, they repressed other simple HTML functions such as the FORM tag by linking the HTML rendering to Word 2007. Without the FORM tag you can no longer send HTML forms directly through Outlook 2007. However, you can use your website to overcome this problem.

Things You'll Need

• Text editor

Instructions

1. Create your form in HTML using your text editor.

2. Save the form as a text document with the extension .html.

3. Upload the file to your web host.

4. Link to the web page with the form in your email.

Tips & Warnings

• You can send the form code in the email but Outlook 2007 users won't see it. If you put a line in your email stating that they should view the email in their web browser to see the entire email, the user can open the email in browsers such as Firefox or Internet Explorer and see the web form.

References

• Windows Tips Pro: Outlook 2007
• Microsoft: Word 2007 HTML and CSS Rendering

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish