AppointmentItem.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 an AppointmentItem object.
Example
The following Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example creates a new appointment item, displays the item on the screen, and opens up the Show Categories dialog box.
Sub Appointment()
'Creates an appointment item to access ShowCategoriesDialog
Dim olApptItem As Outlook.AppointmentItem
'Create appointment item
Set olApptItem = Application.CreateItem(olAppointmentItem)
olApptItem.Body = "Please meet with me regarding these sales figures."
olApptItem.Recipients.Add ("Jeff Smith")
olApptItem.Subject = "Sales Reports"
'Display the item
olApptItem.Display
'Display the Show categories dialog
olApptItem.ShowCategoriesDialog
End Sub