About the Order of Events
The following events occur in the order specified when a user completes an action.
| Events | When |
|---|---|
| Open | A form is opened to compose an item |
| Send, Write, Close | An item is sent |
| BeforeAttachmentAdd | Before an attachment is added to an item |
| BeforeAttachmentPreview | Before an attachment associated with an item is previewed |
| AttachmentAdd | An attachment has been added to an item |
| BeforeAttachmentRead | Before an attachment associated with an item is read from the file system, an attachment stream, or an Attachment object |
| AttachmentRead | An attachment has been opened for reading |
| BeforeAttachmentSave | Before an attachment is saved into the Outlook item |
| BeforeAttachmentWriteToTempFile | Before an attachment associated with an item is written to a temporary file |
| BeforeAutoSave | Before the item is automatically saved by Outlook |
| BeforeCheckNames | Before Outlook starts resolving names in the recipients collection of the item against the address book, after the user explicitly uses the Check Names command |
| Write, Close | An item is posted |
| Write | An item is saved |
| Read, Open | An item is opened in a folder |
| Reply | A user replies to an item's sender |
| ReplyAll | A user replies to an item's sender and all recipients |
| Forward | The newly-created item is passed to the procedure after the user selects the Forward action for an item |
| BeforeDelete | Before Outlook deletes the item |
| PropertyChange | One of the item's standard properties is changed |
| CustomPropertyChange | One of the item's custom properties is changed |
| CustomAction | A user-defined action is initiated |
| Unload | Before an Outlook item is unloaded from memory, either programmatically or by user action |
The Click event occurs only when you have defined it for a control in the Script Editor.
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