Message with Drop-Down/Combobox?

Is there a way to include a drop-down or combo box in an Outlook message and have it display when you send the message to a recipient? Whenever I create the Combo Box control, it seems to be hidden behind the message body and I can't bring it forward.

I am assuming I will have to place the combo Box outside of the message body, and then link a Label control to whichever value is selected so that it displays in the body.

I am also afraid that if I create a template with this drop-down, other users won't be able to use it because Outlook recognizes any Developer actions as a risk when the source is unknown - is there a way around this?

2 Answers

So this isn't the solution that I expected, but it serves my purpose. If you want a dropdown in Outlook within the body of an email template, simply create a ComboBox in Microsoft Word through the Developer tab:

Then change the properties of your ComboBox to include the options that you want:

Lastly, copy the entire ComboBox into a blank email message and save that as an OFT template. This should keep the same dropdown options, and then can be used in the future whenever you create a message based on that template:

Note: I cannot determine how to use this method for Meeting Notices, as it seems to turn the ComboBox into plain text. I will update with a solution if I find one.

To add to CJK’s answer:

It may be impossible to successfully reopen a ComboBox-itized message template if saved as an OFT file.  It may work better if you save it as a msg file.