Working with Microsoft Outlook Objects

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You can create custom Microsoft® Outlook® objects and manipulate those objects from within Outlook or from another application. You can manipulate Outlook objects by using Microsoft® Visual Basic® for Applications (VBA) code from within Outlook or another Microsoft® Office XP application by using Automation. The Outlook object model exposes Outlook objects, which you can use to gain programmatic access to Outlook functionality. Before you use VBA to access Outlook objects, methods, or properties from another application, you must first set a reference to the Microsoft Outlook object library by clicking References on the Tools menu in the Visual Basic Editor.

In This Section

• Understanding the Application and NameSpace Objects
  Learn how to use the Application object's CreateItem method to create a new Microsoft® Outlook® item and access existing Outlook items by using the NameSpace object.
• Working with Outlook Folders and Items
  Access folders for any built-in Microsoft® Outlook® item.
• Understanding the Explorer and Inspector Objects
  Open the Explorer and Inspector objects programmatically, and display items for the user.
• Understanding VBA in Outlook
  Associate a Microsoft® Visual Basic® for Applications (VBA) project as code behind an individual Microsoft® Office XP document.
• Understanding Events in Outlook
  Work with application-level events associated with the application itself or top-level objects within the application or item-level events associated with a particular Microsoft® Outlook® item.

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