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Dial Method

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Displays the New Call dialog box that allows users to dial the primary phone number of a specified contact.

expression.Dial(ContactItem)

*expression   * Required. An expression that returns a **NameSpace**object.

ContactItem   Optional Variant. The **ContactItem**object of the contact you want to dial.

Example

The following Microsoft Visual Basic/Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example opens the New Call dialog box.

Sub DialContact()
'Opens the New Call dialog

    Dim olApp As Outlook.Application

    Set olApp = Outlook.Application
    olApp.GetNamespace("MAPI").Dial

End Sub

The following Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example opens the New Call dialog box with the contact's information. To run this example, replace 'Jeff Smith' with a valid contact name.

Sub DialContact()
'Opens the New Call dialog with the contact info

    Dim olApp As Outlook.Application
    Dim objContact As Outlook.ContactItem

    Set olApp = New Outlook.Application
    Set objContact = olApp.GetNamespace("MAPI"). _
     GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts).Items("Jeff Smith")
    olApp.GetNamespace("MAPI").Dial objContact

End Sub

Applies to | NameSpace Object

See Also | ContactItem Object