XML View Definitions

Outlook 2002 Technical Articles

Morley Tooke
Microsoft Corporation

March 2001

Applies to:
Microsoft® Outlook® 2002

Summary: This document contains a description of the default view schemas for Microsoft Outlook 2002 as well as any XML properties associated with each view type. It was intended to help users create and customize views in Outlook 2002. This document should be used as a companion to the article Creating Custom Views. (14 printed pages)

Base view schema property values
Default Table view schema
Table view property values
Visible column schema property values
Default Card view schema
Card view schema property values
Default Calendar view schema
Calendar view property values
Default Icon view schema
Icon view property values
Default Timeline view schema
Timeline view property information

Table 1. Base view schema property values

XML view property	Default value
ViewTime	N/A
ViewReadOnly	N/A
Visible	False
MarkAsRead	True
ShowPreviewHeader	True
AlignToTop	False
AlignToBottom	True
AligntoLeft	False
AlignToRight	True
PreviewWidth	N/A
PreviewHeight	N/A

Listing 1. Default Table view schema

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<view type="table">
    <viewname>Default TableView Schema</viewname>
    <viewstyle>table-layout:fixed;width:100%;font-family:Tahoma;
      font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:8pt;color:Black</viewstyle>
    <viewtime>210432853</viewtime>
    <linecolor>8421504</linecolor>
    <linestyle>3</linestyle>
    <collapsestate></collapsestate>
    <rowstyle>background-color:#ffffff</rowstyle>
    <headerstyle>background-color:#d3d3d3</headerstyle>
    <previewstyle>color:Blue</previewstyle>
    <column>
        <name>HREF</name>
        <prop>DAV:href</prop>
        <checkbox>1</checkbox>
    </column>
    <column>
        <heading>Importance</heading>
        <prop>urn:schemas:httpmail:importance</prop>
        <type>i4</type>
        <bitmap>1</bitmap>
        <width>10</width>
        <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:center</style>
    </column>
    <column>
        <heading>Icon</heading>
        <prop>http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/0x0fff0102</prop>
        <bitmap>1</bitmap>
        <width>18</width>
        <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:center</style>
    </column>
    <column>
        <heading>Flag Status</heading>
        <prop>http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/0x10900003</prop>
        <type>i4</type>
        <bitmap>1</bitmap>
        <width>18</width>
        <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:center</style>
    </column>
    <column>
        <format>boolicon</format>
        <heading>Attachment</heading>
        <prop>urn:schemas:httpmail:hasattachment</prop>
        <type>boolean</type>
        <bitmap>1</bitmap>
        <width>10</width>
        <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:center</style>
        <displayformat>3</displayformat>
    </column>
    <column>
        <heading>From</heading>
        <prop>urn:schemas:httpmail:fromname</prop>
        <type>string</type>
        <width>25</width>
        <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:left</style>
        <displayformat>1</displayformat>
    </column>
    <column>
        <heading>Subject</heading>
        <prop>urn:schemas:httpmail:subject</prop>
        <type>string</type>
        <width>120</width>
        <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:left</style>
    </column>
    <column>
        <heading>Received</heading>
        <prop>urn:schemas:httpmail:datereceived</prop>
        <type>datetime</type>
        <width>30</width>
        <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:left</style>
        <format>M/d/yyyy||h:mm tt</format>
        <displayformat>2</displayformat>
    </column>
    <column>
        <heading>Size</heading>
        <prop>http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/id/
            {00020328-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}/8ff00003</prop>
        <type>i4</type>
        <width>15</width>
        <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:left</style>
        <displayformat>3</displayformat>
    </column>
    <orderby>
        <order>
            <heading>Received</heading>
            <prop>urn:schemas:httpmail:datereceived</prop>
            <type>datetime</type>
            <sort>desc</sort>
        </order>
    </orderby>
    <groupbydefault>2</groupbydefault>
    <previewpane>
        <visible>1</visible>
        <markasread>0</markasread>
        <previewwidth>0</previewwidth>
        <previewheight>500</previewheight>
    </previewpane>
</view>

Table 2. Table view property values

XML view property	Default value
LineColor	clrLines value
LineStyle	CslLines value
AutoPreview	False
GroupByWell	False
FieldWell	False
GridLines	False
AutoSizing	True
PreviewUnreadOnly	False
DontShadeGrpHdr	False
NewItemRow	False
InCellEdit	False
MultilineFields	False
CollapseState	N/A

This table defines the default schema of all visible columns in a view.

Table 3. Visible column schema property values

XML view property	Default value
BitmapHeader	False
AutoResize	True
DisplayAlways	False
Visible	True
MaxRows	0
Width	N/A
Sortable	True
Style	text-align:left;cell-padding:3px

Listing 2. Default Card view schema

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<view type="card">
    <viewname>Default CardView Schema</viewname>
    <viewstyle>table-layout:fixed;width:100%;font-family:Tahoma;
      font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:8pt;color:Black</viewstyle>
    <viewtime>210432856</viewtime>
    <readonly>1</readonly>
    <multilineminheight>10485761</multilineminheight>
    <cardwidth>1632895136</cardwidth>
    <headerstyle>font-weight:bold</headerstyle>
    <column>
        <name>HREF</name>
        <prop>DAV:href</prop>
        <checkbox>1</checkbox>
    </column>
    <column>
        <heading>From</heading>
        <prop>urn:schemas:httpmail:fromname</prop>
        <type>string</type>
        <width>80</width>
        <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:left</style>
        <displayformat>1</displayformat>
    </column>
    <column>
        <heading>Subject</heading>
        <prop>urn:schemas:httpmail:subject</prop>
        <type>string</type>
        <width>80</width>
        <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:left</style>
    </column>
    <column>
        <heading>Due By</heading>
        <prop>urn:schemas:httpmail:reply-by</prop>
        <type>datetime</type>
        <width>30</width>
        <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:left</style>
        <format>M/d/yyyy||h:mm tt</format>
        <displayformat>2</displayformat>
    </column>
    <column>
        <heading>Importance</heading>
        <prop>urn:schemas:httpmail:importance</prop>
        <type>i4</type>
        <width>40</width>
        <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:center</style>
    </column>
    <column>
        <heading></heading>
        <prop>urn:schemas:httpmail:textdescription</prop>
        <type>string</type>
        <width>80</width>
        <sortable>0</sortable>
        <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:left</style>
        <shortheading></shortheading>
        <userheading></userheading>
    </column>
    <orderby>
        <order>
            <heading>From</heading>
            <prop>urn:schemas:httpmail:fromname</prop>
            <type>string</type>
            <sort>asc</sort>
        </order>
    </orderby>
    <groupbydefault>2</groupbydefault>
    <previewpane>
        <markasread>0</markasread>
        <aligntobottom>0</aligntobottom>
        <previewwidth>0</previewwidth>
        <previewheight>500</previewheight>
    </previewpane>
</view>

Table 4. Card view schema property values

XML view property	Default value
ReadOnly	False
ShowEmpty	False
ShowLonglabels	False
MultiLineMinHeight	N/A
CardWidth	N/A
BodyStyle	N/A
HeaderStyle	N/A

Listing 3. Default Calendar view schema

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<view type="calendar">
    <viewname>Default CalendarView Schema</viewname>
    <viewstyle>table-layout:fixed;width:100%;font-family:Tahoma;
      font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:8pt;color:Black</viewstyle>
    <viewtime>210432858</viewtime>
    <mode>1</mode>
    <splitterwidth>-1</splitterwidth>
    <splitterheight>-1</splitterheight>
    <displaytimeunits>30</displaytimeunits>
    <taskfilter>0</taskfilter>
    <taskpad>0</taskpad>
    <noboldcalendardays>1</noboldcalendardays>
    <includenodue>1</includenodue>
    <lunarinfotype>0</lunarinfotype>
    <rokuyou>0</rokuyou>
    <startfield>urn:schemas:httpmail:datereceived</startfield>
    <endfield>urn:schemas:httpmail:datereceived</endfield>
    <calendarstyle>font-size:16pt</calendarstyle>
    <previewpane>
        <markasread>0</markasread>
        <aligntobottom>0</aligntobottom>
        <previewwidth>0</previewwidth>
        <previewheight>500</previewheight>
    </previewpane>
    <embeddedview type="table">
        <viewstyle>table-layout:fixed;width:100%;font-family:Tahoma;
      font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:8pt;color:Black</viewstyle>
        <viewtime>0</viewtime>
        <linecolor>8421504</linecolor>
        <linestyle>3</linestyle>
        <gridlines>1</gridlines>
        <newitemrow>1</newitemrow>
        <incelledit>1</incelledit>
        <collapsestate></collapsestate>
        <rowstyle>background-color:#ffffff</rowstyle>
        <headerstyle>background-color:#d3d3d3</headerstyle>
        <previewstyle>color:Blue</previewstyle>
        <column>
            <name>HREF</name>
            <prop>DAV:href</prop>
            <checkbox>1</checkbox>
        </column>
        <column>
            <heading>Icon</heading>
            <prop>http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/0x0fff0102</prop>
            <bitmap>1</bitmap>
            <width>18</width>
            <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:center</style>
        </column>
        <column>
            <format>boolicon</format>
            <heading>Complete</heading>
            <prop>http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/id/
               {00062003-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}/811c000b</prop>
            <type>boolean</type>
            <bitmap>1</bitmap>
            <width>35</width>
            <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:center</style>
            <displayformat>3</displayformat>
        </column>
        <column>
            <heading>TaskPad</heading>
            <prop>urn:schemas:httpmail:subject</prop>
            <type>string</type>
            <width>15</width>
            <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:left</style>
            <userheading>TaskPad</userheading>
        </column>
        <groupbydefault>0</groupbydefault>
        <previewpane>
            <markasread>0</markasread>
            <previewwidth>0</previewwidth>
            <previewheight>500</previewheight>
        </previewpane>
    </embeddedview>
</view>

Table 5. Calendar view property values

XML view property	Default value
Mode	nCalMode
SplitterWidth	dxSplit
Splitterheight	dySplit
DisplayTimeUnits	nDisplayTimeUnits
TaskFilter	N/A
TaskPad	True
NoBoldCalendarDays	False
ShowBusyDays	True
ScrollToFirst	True
WeekShowAsClock	False
MonthShowAsClock	False
CompressWeekend	True
WeekShowEndTime	True
MonthShowEndTime	True
IncludeNoDue	False
LunarInfoType	N/A
AutoPreview	False
StartField	N/A
EndField	N/A
Rokuyou	N/A

Listing 4. Default Icon view schema

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<view type="icon">
    <viewname>Default IconView Schema</viewname>
    <viewstyle>table-layout:fixed;width:100%;font-family:Tahoma;
      font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:8pt;color:Black</viewstyle>
    <viewtime>210432858</viewtime>
    <iconplacement>2</iconplacement>
    <icontype>0</icontype>
    <column>
        <name>HREF</name>
        <prop>DAV:href</prop>
        <checkbox>1</checkbox>
    </column>
    <column>
        <heading></heading>
        <prop>urn:schemas:httpmail:subject</prop>
        <type>string</type>
        <width>0</width>
        <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:left</style>
        <userheading></userheading>
    </column>
    <column>
        <heading></heading>
        <prop>http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/0x0fff0102</prop>
        <width>0</width>
        <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:left</style>
        <userheading></userheading>
    </column>
    <orderby>
        <order>
            <heading></heading>
            <prop>urn:schemas:httpmail:subject</prop>
            <type>string</type>
            <userheading></userheading>
            <sort>asc</sort>
        </order>
    </orderby>
    <groupbydefault>2</groupbydefault>
    <previewpane>
        <markasread>0</markasread>
        <aligntobottom>0</aligntobottom>
        <previewwidth>0</previewwidth>
        <previewheight>500</previewheight>
    </previewpane>
</view>

Table 6. Icon view property values

XML view property	Default value
ReadOnly	False
Sorted	True
IconPlacement	N/A
IconType	N/A

Listing 5. Default Timeline view schema

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<view type="timeline">
    <viewname>Default TimelineView Schema</viewname>
    <viewstyle>table-layout:fixed;width:100%;font-family:Tahoma;
      font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:8pt;color:Black</viewstyle>
    <viewtime>210432859</viewtime>
    <zoomlevel>1</zoomlevel>
    <maxlabelwidth>80</maxlabelwidth>
    <collapsestate></collapsestate>
    <daystyle>font-size:16pt</daystyle>
    <column>
        <name>HREF</name>
        <prop>DAV:href</prop>
        <checkbox>1</checkbox>
    </column>
    <column>
        <heading>Subject</heading>
        <prop>urn:schemas:httpmail:subject</prop>
        <type>string</type>
        <width>0</width>
        <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:left</style>
    </column>
    <column>
        <heading>Sent</heading>
        <prop>urn:schemas:httpmail:date</prop>
        <type>datetime</type>
        <width>0</width>
        <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:left</style>
        <format>M/d/yyyy||h:mm tt</format>
        <displayformat>2</displayformat>
    </column>
    <column>
        <heading>Received</heading>
        <prop>urn:schemas:httpmail:datereceived</prop>
        <type>datetime</type>
        <width>0</width>
        <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:left</style>
        <format>M/d/yyyy||h:mm tt</format>
        <displayformat>2</displayformat>
    </column>
    <column>
        <heading>Icon</heading>
        <prop>http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/0x0fff0102</prop>
        <width>0</width>
        <style>padding-left:3px;text-align:center</style>
    </column>
    <orderby>
        <order>
            <heading>Received</heading>
            <prop>urn:schemas:httpmail:datereceived</prop>
            <type>datetime</type>
            <sort>asc</sort>
        </order>
    </orderby>
    <groupbydefault>2</groupbydefault>
    <previewpane>
        <previewwidth>0</previewwidth>
        <previewheight>0</previewheight>
    </previewpane>
</view>

Table 7. Timeline View property information

XML view property	Default value
ZoomLevel	N/A
MaxLabelWidth	N/A
MonthShowLabels	False
ShowWeekNumbers	False
CollapseState	N/A
DayStyle	N/A
WeekStyle	N/A
MonthStyle	N/A

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