VBA Code Samples

Outlook doesn't support creating shortcuts to folder on the Quick Access toolbar (QAT) or ribbon, but you can put macro on the QAT or ribbon that opens a folder.

How to use a VBA macro to list all snoozed times for Appointments, Flagged messages, and Tasks.

Use an Outlook macro or PowerShell script to bulk delete folders from Outlook.

While you can't change Outlook's 18 hour default reminder, you can use VBA to remove the reminder or change it to a different time. While the tweaks here work specifically with reminders on All Day events, this code can be tweaked to do almost anything when a new appointment or event is saved.

Use VBA to export a photo from a contact and save it to the hard drive. Use a second macro to add the photo to a new contact.

Use PowerShell or VBA to get the creation date of a folder in Outlook desktop software.

How to use a macro to resend a sent message in Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2016.

How to use PowerShell to bulk change Outlook Contact fields, including the File As and Email display name fields.

Use VBA to check the subject of every message you send (new or replies) for a specific keyword. If the word is not found, add it to the subject.

These samples contains the basic code for working with all items in a selected folder or selected items in a folder.

The code behind Microsoft Outlook forms is always written with the Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Engine, better known as VBScript, a small portable language, which is also used in web pages and standalone scripts. VBScript does not support the built-in Outlook constants, such as olFolderContact. Only the constants built into VBScript, such as vbYes, are supported. For  

Use an Outlook macro to create a list of users in the Exchange Global Address List or a list of member of a distribution group in the GAL.

You can easily change the default form used for new items for any folder type except Mail folders. Although the screenshots are for contacts, the steps are the same for Calendar & Tasks. Right click on the folder name and choose Properties. Then select the new form from the General tab, When posting to this  

A user wanted to know how to remove [External] from the subject of incoming messages. My company recently instituted the policy that puts the [EXTERNAL] tag in every subject when an email is received from outside the organization. When it's only one email, it's not really an issue. However, when it turns into a thread  

How to assign a category to appointments automatically, as soon as they are over, using a macro with a trigger, such as the meetings own reminder or the next appointment reminder, that will kick off the macro.