MailItem.Actions property (Outlook)
Returns an Actions collection that represents all the available actions for the item. Read-only.
Syntax
expression. Actions
expression A variable that represents a MailItem object.
Example
This Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example creates a new mail item and uses the Actions.Add method to add an Action to it. Then it sends the mail item to the current user. The mail item received will have the Agree action in addition to the standard actions such as Reply and Reply All.
Sub AddAction()
Dim myItem As Outlook.MailItem
Dim myAction As Outlook.Action
Set myItem = Application.CreateItem(olMailItem)
Set myAction = myItem.Actions.Add
myAction.Name = "Agree"
myItem.To = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI").CurrentUser
myItem.Send
End Sub
The following Visual Basic for Applications example creates a new mail item and uses the Actions.Add method to add an Action called Link Original to it. Executing this action will insert a link to the original mail item.
Sub AddAction2()
Dim myItem As Outlook.MailItem
Dim myAction As Outlook.Action
Set myItem = Application.CreateItem(olMailItem)
Set myAction = myItem.Actions.Add
myAction.Name = "Link Original"
myAction.ShowOn = olMenuAndToolbar
myAction.ReplyStyle = olLinkOriginalItem
myItem.To = "Dan Wilson"
myItem.Send
End Sub
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