VBA Code Samples

Use this code sample and function to display the Internet header of selected message in a new message form.

How to create a new message using Stationery or any HTML file using the standard commands of More Stationery or Insert > Insert as Text command. You can also use a macro or PowerShell to create the message.

How to use PowerShell to bulk change the Mailing Address selector (or move the address to a different address field) in classic Outlook's contacts.

How to customize Outlook Contacts so that the Home address is the default address for all new contacts.

A VBA code sample to save one or more selected messages to your My Documents folder as .msg files, using the received date and time as the filename.

A user wanted to know how to create a rule to add a category to messages he was @mentioned on. I'll show you how to use a run a script rule or an ItemAdd macro to set a category on a message you were @mentioned on in classic Outlook.

Use a VBA macro to resize large images in received email.

How to hide extra Contact folders, left from previously linking contact sources with Outlook.com accounts, so they aren't visible in Outlook or on smartphones.

How to use VBA to 'do something' in Outlook's non-default folders.

Today's entry in the Fun with Programming series is a macro to send a message every day when you first open Outlook.

Use a macro to save attachments on Outlook email messages to a folder on your hard drive and add the files last modified date to the filename.

Use a macro to clean up duplicates messages in an Outlook folder.

How to create a list of the folders in Microsoft Outlook data files. This code works with any data file in the Outlook profile.

Use a run a script rule to set reminders to alert you if a new message (such as routine server alerts) doesn't arrive within a specified time.

How to scan a document or image and attach or embed into an Outlook email using VBA and the Windows Image Acquisition Library (WIA).