Folder.CustomViewsOnly Property (Outlook)
Returns or sets a Boolean that determines which views are displayed on the View menu for a given folder. Read/write.
Version Information
Version Added: Outlook 2007
Syntax
expression .CustomViewsOnly
expression A variable that represents a Folder object.
Remarks
If set to the True, only user-created views will appear on the menu.
This property has an effect only on the View menu. It does not affect the display of views in the Navigation Pane.
Example
The following example prompts the user to select a view option. If the user chooses to view all views, the CustomViewsOnly property is set to False. If the user chooses to view only custom views, the CustomViewsOnly property is set to True. Once the property is changed, the outcome of the change can be seen in the user interface.
Sub SetCusView()
'Sets the CustomViewsOnly property depending on the user's response
Dim nmsName As Outlook.NameSpace
Dim fldFolder As Outlook.Folder
Dim lngAns As Long
Set nmsName = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set fldFolder = nmsName.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)
'Prompt user for input
lngAns = MsgBox( _
"Would you like to view only custom views in the View menu?", vbYesNo)
Call SetVal(fldFolder, lngAns)
End Sub
Sub SetVal(ByRef fldFolder As Folder, ByVal lngAns As Long)
'Modifies the CustomViewsOnly property to display views on the View menu
If lngAns = vbYes Then
fldFolder.CustomViewsOnly = True
Else
fldFolder.CustomViewsOnly = False
End If
'Display only custom views
If lngAns = vbYes Then
MsgBox "The View menu for the " _
& fldFolder.Name & " folder will now display only custom views."
'Display all views
Else
MsgBox "The View menu for the " _
& fldFolder.Name & " folder will now display all views."
End If
End Sub