How can I set Outlook 2003 to automatically set the journal?

Question

How can I set Outlook 2003 to automatically set the journal to "on" when I add a new contact?

Answer 1

Edit: Misread your question the first time.

You can customize the Outlook 2003 forms and force the Journal to Yes, etc.

Open the create new contact form and select Tools -> Forms -> Design This Form.

Once in design mode select the "All Fields" section and then select "Frequently-used fields". Near the bottom there it will have Journal, set this to "Yes" and save the form.

Edit: I missed a step.

1) After you have set the option click the Publish and publish the form to the contacts folder you want to use and give it a name.

2) Then right click the contact folder in Outlook 2003 and select properties.

3) On the properties section you can select "When posting to this folder, use: ". Select the new form for automatically settings journal entry you published earlier.

All new contacts should then be created with this custom form with Journal set to "Yes" automatically.

More details here at MS Tutorial.for exporting, deploying, setting default forms, etc.

Edit: Added Outlook 2003 Design Form steps