Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming : Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators

by Mosher

• ISBN13: 9781555583460
• ISBN10: 1555583466
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780080548739
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-30
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
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Summary

Microsoft Outlook is the most widely used e-mail program and offers the most programmability. Sue Mosher introduces key concepts for programming Outlook using Visual Basic for Applications, custom Outlook forms, and external scripts, without the need for additional development tools. For those who manage Outlook installations, it demonstrates how to use new features in the Outlook 2007 programming model such as building scripts that can create rules and views and manage categories. Power users will discover how to enhance Outlook with custom features, such as the ability to process incoming mail and extract key information. Aimed at the non-professional programmer, it also provides a quick guide to Outlook programming basics for pro developers who want to dive into Outlook integration. *Dozens of new programming objects detailed including views, rules, categories, searches *No previous coding experience or additional development tools required *Examples outline issues using real-world functionality

Table of Contents

What you can do with Outlook?

Basic Outlook VBA Design

The VBA Design Environment

Building Your First VBA Form

Basic Outlook Form Design

Introducing Outlook Forms

Introducing Form Regions

Extending Form Design with Fields and Controls

Writing VBA and VBScript Code

Code Basics

Code Grammar 101

Handling Errors, Testing and Debugging

Fundamental Outlook Coding Techniques

Outlook Programming Basics

Responding to Outlook Events in VBA

Responding to Events in Outlook Forms

Working with Stores, Explorers, and Folders

Working with Inspectors, Items, and Item Properties

Working with Recipients and Address Lists

More Item Techniques

Working with Attachments

Extended Outlook Form Design

More Control Techniques

Common Outlook Form Techniques

Deploying and Managing Outlook Forms

Building Form-based Workflows

Working with Files and Other Objects

Common Outlook Administrator Scripting Tasks

Menus, Toolbars, and the Navigation Pane

Generating Reports on Outlook Data

Working with Exchange and Databases

Other Resources

Concepts for Professional Developers

Key Procedures You Can Reuse

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