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The articles listed below contain VBA code samples. Additional code samples are listed at Developer Samples

VBA Code Samples was last modified: February 8th, 2018 by Slipstick
Set an expiration date on messages in the options dialog

Set an expiration date on all messages you send

How to use VBA to automatically add an expiration date to all messages you send using Microsoft Outlook.

Clear SecureTempFolder automatically using VBA

Use a VBA macro to delete the SecureTemp Folder used by Microsoft Outlook.

Disable Outlook's No Subject Warning using VBA

VBA Macro to disable Outlook 2010's No Subject warning message.

Using Arrays in Outlook macros

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  

Run a macro from the Developer tab

Copy Recurring Appointment Series to Appointments

This Outlook macro removes the need to export and import using Excel or CSV files when you want to end a recurring appointment that has exceptions early (or add an end date.)

Publish custom forms

Publish a custom form in another user's mailbox

Publish a template to another user's mailbox using a macro or a custom form.

Active VBA project name

Start Outlook using a different VBA Project file

How to start Microsoft Outlook using a different VBA Project file.

email attachment

Use VBA to read fields in attached messages

How to use a macro to get the sender, subject and other fields from a message sent as an attachment.

move folder command

Move Outlook Folders using VBA

Use a macro to move folders to a new parent folder instead of selecting the folder and using the Move command to open the Folder picker to select the new parent folder.

Print Contacts and Contact Photos

Use VBA to create a Word document containing the selected contact's name, address, phone number and contact photo.

Send an email ot attendees who have not responded

Send an email to attendees who have not responded

A common question is how to send a message only to meeting invitees who have no yet responded to the meeting request. While Outlook doesn't include this feature, you can easily do this using VBA.

tables in an email

Copy data from Outlook email tables to Excel

What I'm looking for is to grab the table data and dump it in the same work book and sheet as new emails come in. Using the macros on this page, when table data is received in an email, the table can be copied to an Excel worksheet. This sample email has two tables (and  

customize the ribbon to add a macro button

Save and Open an Attachment using VBA

How to save attachments and then open the attachments without opening Windows Explorer to find the attachment.

Create a Letter to a Contact using VBA

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

After you run the macro, the contacts are in the desired category

Add a Category to Contacts in a Contact Group

Identifying which DL's a contact belongs is not an easy task. Use this code sample to add a category to contacts who are a member of an Outlook contact group (distribution list) and you can see at a glance what contact groups they belong to.

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