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Use VBA to check Outlook's outgoing messages for attachments and cancel the send if some of the recipients should not receive the attachment.

How to use VBA to set a reminder on Birthday events. This macro runs when Outlook starts and watches for new birthday events to be added to the default calendar.

This macro demonstrates how to pick up the sender's address and use it for a new message. This was put together for a user who wanted to send email using the address of one of several shared mailbox automatically.

Outlook developers will find the utilities and resources listed on this page helpful when they are developing add-ins for Microsoft Outlook.

This macro scans all messages in a folder, looking for a unique keyword and if found, enters a user name into the Billing Information field.

Use this macro to send an email message to the selected contacts. While you can use the Email button (Actions or Create > New Email Message to Contacts in older versions) to address the message to the selected contacts, the addresses are placed in the To field. You need to select all, copy and paste to move them to the BCC field.

How to replicate Outlook's New letter to Contact feature using a custom template (and a macro).

Carol asked how to add a category to tasks she is creating with the macro at Create a Task from an Email using a Rule. Using that task macro as the example, it's easy to add a category if you want the same category for all tasks - just place this line before the objTask.Save  

Use this macro to send an attachment to email addresses in the To line and CC others with just the message and a list of attachments, and the To: recipients.

Use an Outlook VBA macro to reply to messages with specific text in the subject and message body as well as CC and BCC it to other members of the team.

Outlook VBA code to delete the contents of a specific public folder or public folders.

A simple run a rule script marks Outlook messages read when the message body begins with certain words.

Use VBA to open an Outlook meeting request that was just added to the calendar after accepting the request in the Inbox. so you can set a reminder or make notes.

When custom forms aren't working as expected, check to see if scripts are enabled in folders. I'll show you when to check.

Macro to replace the Go To Date feature of Outlook's Calendar. From an open appointment, run the macro. The calendar opens to the date of the appointment.