MailItem.Copy Method (Outlook)
Creates another instance of an object.
Syntax
expression .Copy
expression A variable that represents a MailItem object.
Example
This Visual Basic for Applications example creates an e-mail message, sets the Subject to "Speeches", uses the Copy method to copy it, then moves the copy into a newly created e-mail folder named "Saved Mail" within the Inbox folder.
Sub CopyItem()
Dim myNameSpace As Outlook.NameSpace
Dim myFolder As Outlook.Folder
Dim myNewFolder As Outlook.Folder
Dim myItem As Outlook.MailItem
Dim myCopiedItem As Outlook.MailItem
Set myNameSpace = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set myFolder = myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)
Set myNewFolder = myFolder.Folders.Add("Saved Mail", olFolderDrafts)
Set myItem = Application.CreateItem(olMailItem)
myItem.Subject = "Speeches"
Set myCopiedItem = myItem.Copy
myCopiedItem.Move myNewFolder
End Sub