The amount of time between synchronizations is completely customizable to the user. Another new feature for current Outlook developers is the ability to change the first page of the built-in Outlook contact form. To change the first page of a contact form in Outlook 97, the developer had to hide the first page of the contact form and recreate all the buttons and functionality of the first page on a separate, custom page. Outlook 98 now includes the ability to edit the first page of a contact form. Similar to the custom contact form functionality, Outlook 98 also supports the replacing of any default Outlook forms with custom developed forms.
Developers can replace the standard mail message or appointment form with their custom form.
The most important improvements for developers using Outlook 98 are the changes in both the Outlook development environment and the Outlook object model. Outlook 97 had a rich interface for developing custom forms, but when a developer added VBScript to the form, Outlook provided only a rudimentary script editor with no built-in debugging capabilities. Outlook 98 has made it easier to access the Outlook forms design tools and has simplified the menus and command for publishing Outlook forms. A script debugger. Outlook 98 also introduces a script debugger for Outlook forms that contain VBScript.