JournalItem.ShowCategoriesDialog method (Outlook)
Displays the Show Categories dialog box, which allows you to select categories that correspond to the subject of the item.
Syntax
expression. ShowCategoriesDialog
expression A variable that represents a JournalItem object.
Example
The following Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example creates a new journal item, displays the item on the screen, and opens up the Show Categories dialog box.
Sub JournalItem()
'Creates a journal item to access ShowCategoriesDialog
Dim olmyJournalItem As Outlook.JournalItem
'Create journal item
Set olmyJournalItem = Application.CreateItem(olJournalItem)
olmyJournalItem.Body = "Sales figure notes."
olmyJournalItem.Subject = "Sales Reports"
'Display the item
olmyJournalItem.Display
'Display the Show categories dialog
olmyJournalItem.ShowCategoriesDialog
End Sub
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