VBA Code Samples

The Rules Wizard is great for a lot of things when automatically processing incoming e-mails. However, when there's that one certain thing that you can't do with it, you can always be the Wizard yourself and write your own rules with VBA. However, one of the greatest challenges for developers programming with Outlook is learning  

How to automatically create tasks for message you send using a VBA macro.

Microsoft Outlook's "Do not deliver before" time defaults to 5 PM and the default cannot be changed. If you always use a different deferral time, you can use a macro to open a new message and set the "Do not deliver before" time automatically.

New to Outlook 365: Remember Zoom Preferences. If the fonts in incoming messages are tiny (or huge), you may have a Zoom problems. I'll show you how to fix it. If you don't have an Office 365 subscription, I have a macro that will set the zoom level for you.

How to use create a Unified Inbox filter in Outlook 2010 or Outlook 2013 using VBA and a search query. Turn any frequently used search into a macro.

Use VBA to select multiple calendars in overlay mode. Can deselect iCloud calendars using this code. Code Sample included.

Addresses imported into the Contacts folder may not appear in the Address Book display.

Use VBA to get the default FileAs format from the registry (and change it, if desired) then update the FileAs format of the contacts in the default contacts folder to match the default format set in Contact Options.

How to create your own send to shortcut that uses your Outlook stationery and signature. Customize the shortcuts to include the email addresses and more.

How to create a toolbar button in Outlook 2007 or Outlook 2010 to open templates and files and disable the security warning dialog that displays before the template or files opens.

Solutions available! When attachments are opened from a message in Outlook 2010, they are read-only. Users cannot edit the attachment and save the changes back to the message, they need to save the attachment to the hard drive and reattach it.

How to use a Microsoft account address with a Outlook.com account to sync appointments and contact with other computers or smartphones. This method works with the Outlook Connector in Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007, and Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013's EAS account type.

Use an Outlook macro to open every hyperlink in the selected email message. A version of the macro will open hyperlinks in every message in the selected folder.

How to convert contact groups to individual contacts using Import or a VBA macro.

If you don't care for Calibri font as the default for RSS feeds, you need to use a macro to change the font (on font size) as the font cannot be changed by the user. We have code samples for both Outlook 2010 and 2007.