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2007 Microsoft Office System

Outlook 2007 Developer Reference

New Members and Constants

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The following properties, methods, and events have been added to existing objects in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007.

AddressEntry

Properties	Description
AddressEntryUserType	Returns a constant from the OlAddressEntryUserType enumeration representing the user type of the AddressEntry. Read-only.
PropertyAccessor	Returns a PropertyAccessor object that supports creating, getting, setting, and deleting properties of the parent AddressEntry object. Read-only.

Methods	Description
GetContact	Returns a ContactItem object that represents the AddressEntry, if the AddressEntry corresponds to a contact in an Outlook Contacts Address Book (CAB).
GetExchangeDistributionList	Returns an ExchangeDistributionList object that represents the AddressEntry if the AddressEntry belongs to an Exchange AddressList object such as the Global Address List (GAL) and corresponds to an Exchange distribution list.
GetExchangeUser	Returns an ExchangeUser object that represents the AddressEntry if the AddressEntry belongs to an Exchange AddressList object such as the Global Address List (GAL) and corresponds to an Exchange user.

AddressList

Properties	Description
AddressListType	Returns a constant from the OlAddressListType enumeration that represents the type of the AddressList. Read-only.
IsInitialAddressList	Returns a Boolean that indicates if the AddressList is the initial AddressList shown in the Select Names dialog. Read-only.
PropertyAccessor	Returns a PropertyAccessor object that supports creating, getting, setting, and deleting properties of the parent AddressList object. Read-only.
ResolutionOrder	Returns an Integer that represents the order of this AddressList to be used when resolving recipient names. Read-only.

Methods	Description
GetContactsFolder	Obtains a Folder object that represents the Contacts folder for the AddressList object.

Application

Properties	Description
Assistance	Returns an IAssistance object used to invoke help. Read-only.
DefaultProfileName	Returns a String representing the name of the default profile name. Read-only.
IsTrusted	Returns a Boolean to indicate if an add-in or external caller is considered trusted by Outlook. Read-only
TimeZones	Returns a TimeZones collection that represents the set of time zones supported by Outlook. Read-only.

Methods	Description
GetObjectReference	Creates a strong or weak object reference for a specified Outlook object.

Events	Description
AttachmentContextMenuDisplay	Occurs before a context menu is displayed for a collection of attachments.
BeforeFolderSharingDialog	Occurs before the Sharing dialog box is displayed for a selected Folder object.
ContextMenuClose	Occurs after a context menu is closed.
FolderContextMenuDisplay	Occurs before a context menu is displayed for a folder.
ItemContextMenuDisplay	Occurs before a context menu is displayed for a collection of Outlook items.
ItemLoad	Occurs when an Outlook item is loaded into memory.
ShortcutContextMenuDisplay	Occurs before a context menu is displayed for a shortcut.
StoreContextMenuDisplay	Occurs before a context menu is displayed for a store.
ViewContextMenuDisplay	Occurs before a context menu is displayed for a view.

AppointmentItem

Properties	Description
EndInEndTimeZone	Returns or sets a Date value that represents the end date and time of the appointment expressed in the AppointmentItem.EndTimeZone. Read/write.
EndTimeZone	Returns or sets a TimeZone value that corresponds to the end time of the appointment. Read/write.
EndUTC	Returns or sets a Date value that represents the end date and time of the appointment expressed in the Coordinated Univeral Time (UTC) standard. Read/write.
ForceUpdateToAllAttendees	Returns or sets a Boolean value that indicates whether updates to the AppointmentItem object should be sent to all attendees. Read/write.
GlobalAppointmentID	Returns a String value that represents a unique global identifier for the AppointmentItem object. Read-only.
PropertyAccessor	Returns a PropertyAccessor object that supports creating, getting, setting, and deleting properties of the parent AppointmentItem object. Read-only.
SendUsingAccount	Returns or sets an Account object that represents the account under which the AppointmentItem is to be sent. Read/write.
StartInStartTimeZone	Returns or sets a Date value that represents the start date and time of the appointment expressed in the AppointmentItem.StartTimeZone. Read/write.
StartTimeZone	Returns or sets a TimeZone value that corresponds to the time zone for the start time of the appointment. Read/write.
StartUTC	Returns or sets a Date value that represents the start date and time of the appointment expressed in the Coordinated Univeral Time (UTC) standard. Read/write.

Events	Description
AttachmentRemove	Occurs when an attachment has been removed from an instance of the parent object.
BeforeAttachmentAdd	Occurs before an attachment is added to an instance of the parent object.
BeforeAttachmentPreview	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is previewed.
BeforeAttachmentRead	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is read from the file system, an attachment stream, or an Attachment object.
BeforeAttachmentWriteToTempFile	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is written to a temporary file.
BeforeAutoSave	Occurs before the item is automatically saved by Outlook.
Unload	Occurs before an Outlook item is unloaded from memory, either programmatically or by user action.

Attachment

Properties	Description
BlockLevel	Returns an OlAttachmentBlockLevel constant that specifies if there is any restriction on the attachment based on its file extension. Read-only.
PropertyAccessor	Returns a PropertyAccessor object that supports creating, getting, setting, and deleting properties of the parent Attachment object. Read-only.
Size	Returns a Long indicating the size (in bytes) of the attachment. Read-only.

ContactItem

Properties	Description
BusinessCardLayoutXml	Returns or sets a String that represents the XML markup for the layout of the Electronic Business Card. Read/write.
BusinessCardType	Returns an OlBusinessCardType constant that specifies the type of Electronic Business Card used by this contact. Read-only.
ReminderSet	Returns or sets a Boolean value that is True if a reminder has been set for this item. Read/write.
IsMarkedAsTask	Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the ContactItem is marked as a task. Read-only.
ReminderPlaySound	Returns or sets a Boolean value that is True if the reminder should play a sound when it occurs for this item. Read/write.
PropertyAccessor	Returns a PropertyAccessor object that supports creating, getting, setting, and deleting properties of the parent ContactItem object. Read-only.
ReminderOverrideDefault	Returns or sets a Boolean value that is True if the reminder overrides the default reminder behavior for the item. Read/write.
ReminderSoundFile	Returns or sets a String indicating the path and file name of the sound file to play when the reminder occurs for the Outlook item. Read/write.
ReminderTime	Returns or sets a Date indicating the date and time at which the reminder should occur for the specified item. Read/write.
TaskCompletedDate	Returns or sets a Date value that represents the completion date of the task for this ContactItem. Read/write.
TaskDueDate	Returns or sets a Date value that represents the due date of the task for this ContactItem. Read/write.
TaskStartDate	Returns or sets a Date value that represents the start date of the task for this ContactItem object. Read/write.
TaskSubject	Returns or sets a String value that represents the subject of the task for the ContactItem object. Read/write.
ToDoTaskOrdinal	Returns or sets a Date value that represents the ordinal value of the task for the ContactItem. Read/write.

Methods	Description
AddBusinessCardLogoPicture	Adds a logo picture to the current Electronic Business Card of the contact item.
ClearTaskFlag	Clears the ContactItem object as a task.
ForwardAsBusinessCard	Creates a new MailItem object containing contact information and, optionally, an Electronic Business Card (EBC) image based on the specified ContactItem object.
MarkAsTask	Marks a ContactItem object as a task and assigns a task interval for the object.
ResetBusinessCard	Resets the Electronic Business Card on the contact item to the default business card, deleting any custom layout and logo on the Electronic Business Card.
SaveBusinessCardImage	Saves an image of the business card generated from the specified ContactItem object.
ShowBusinessCardEditor	Displays the electronic business card (EBC) editor dialog box for the ContactItem object.
ShowCheckPhoneDialog	Displays the Check Phone Number dialog box for a specified telephone number contained by a ContactItem object.

Events	Description
AttachmentRemove	Occurs when an attachment has been removed from an instance of the parent object.
BeforeAttachmentAdd	Occurs before an attachment is added to an instance of the parent object.
BeforeAttachmentPreview	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is previewed.
BeforeAttachmentRead	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is read from the file system, an attachment stream, or an Attachment object.
BeforeAttachmentWriteToTempFile	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is written to a temporary file.
BeforeAutoSave	Occurs before the item is automatically saved by Outlook.
Unload	Occurs before an Outlook item is unloaded from memory, either programmatically or by user action.

DistListItem

Properties	Description
IsMarkedAsTask	Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the DistListItem is marked as a task. Read-only.
PropertyAccessor	Returns a PropertyAccessor object that supports creating, getting, setting, and deleting properties of the parent DistListItem object. Read-only.
ReminderOverrideDefault	Returns or sets a Boolean value that is True if the reminder overrides the default reminder behavior for the item. Read/write.
ReminderPlaySound	Returns or sets a Boolean value that is True if the reminder should play a sound when it occurs for this item. Read/write.
ReminderSet	Returns or sets a Boolean value that is True if a reminder has been set for this item. Read/write.
ReminderSoundFile	Returns or sets a String indicating the path and file name of the sound file to play when the reminder occurs for the Outlook item. Read/write.
ReminderTime	Returns or sets a Date indicating the date and time at which the reminder should occur for the specified item. Read/write.
TaskCompletedDate	Returns or sets a Date value that represents the completion date of the task for this DistListItem. Read/write.
TaskDueDate	Returns or sets a Date value that represents the due date of the task for this DistListItem. Read/write.
TaskStartDate	Returns or sets a Date value that represents the start date of the task for this DistListItem object. Read/write.
TaskSubject	Returns or sets a String value that represents the subject of the task for the DistListItem object. Read/write.
ToDoTaskOrdinal	Returns or sets a Date value that represents the ordinal value of the task for the DistListItem. Read/write.

Methods	Description
ClearTaskFlag	Clears the DistListItem object as a task.
MarkAsTask	Marks a DistListItem object as a task and assigns a task interval for the object.

Events	Description
AttachmentRemove	Occurs when an attachment has been removed from an instance of the parent object.
BeforeAttachmentAdd	Occurs before an attachment is added to an instance of the parent object.
BeforeAttachmentPreview	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is previewed.
BeforeAttachmentRead	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is read from the file system, an attachment stream, or an Attachment object.
BeforeAttachmentWriteToTempFile	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is written to a temporary file.
BeforeAutoSave	Occurs before the item is automatically saved by Outlook.
Unload	Occurs before an Outlook item is unloaded from memory, either programmatically or by user action.

DocumentItem

Properties	Description
PropertyAccessor	Returns a PropertyAccessor object that supports creating, getting, setting, and deleting properties of the parent DocumentItem object. Read-only.

Events	Description
BeforeAttachmentPreview	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is previewed.
AttachmentRemove	Occurs when an attachment has been removed from an instance of the parent object.
BeforeAttachmentAdd	Occurs before an attachment is added to an instance of the parent object.
BeforeAttachmentRead	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is read from the file system, an attachment stream, or an Attachment object.
BeforeAttachmentWriteToTempFile	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is written to a temporary file.
BeforeAutoSave	Occurs before the item is automatically saved by Outlook.
Unload	Occurs before an Outlook item is unloaded from memory, either programmatically or by user action.

Explorer

Properties	Description
NavigationPane	Returns a NavigationPane object that represents the Navigation Pane for an Explorer object. Read-only.

Methods	Description
ClearSearch	Clears results from a Microsoft Instant Search in an Explorer if results are displayed in the Explorer.
Search	Performs a Microsoft Instant Search on the current folder displayed in the Explorer using the given Query.

Inspector

Methods	Description
NewFormRegion	Opens a new page in design mode in the inspector for a new form region.
OpenFormRegion	Opens a page in design mode in the inspector for the specified form region.
SaveFormRegion	Saves the specified page in design mode in the inspector to the specified file.

Events	Description
PageChange	Occurs when the active form page changes, either programmatically or by user action, on an Inspector object.

JournalItem

Properties	Description
PropertyAccessor	Returns a PropertyAccessor object that supports creating, getting, setting, and deleting properties of the parent JournalItem object. Read-only.

Events	Description
AttachmentRemove	Occurs when an attachment has been removed from an instance of the parent object.
BeforeAttachmentAdd	Occurs before an attachment is added to an instance of the parent object.
BeforeAttachmentPreview	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is previewed.
BeforeAttachmentRead	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is read from the file system, an attachment stream, or an Attachment object.
BeforeAttachmentWriteToTempFile	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is written to a temporary file.
BeforeAutoSave	Occurs before the item is automatically saved by Outlook.
Unload	Occurs before an Outlook item is unloaded from memory, either programmatically or by user action.

MailItem

Properties	Description
IsMarkedAsTask	Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the MailItem is marked as a task. Read-only.
PropertyAccessor	Returns a PropertyAccessor object that supports creating, getting, setting, and deleting properties of the parent MailItem object. Read-only.
SendUsingAccount	Returns or sets an Account object that represents the account under which the MailItem is to be sent. Read/write.
TaskCompletedDate	Returns or sets a Date value that represents the completion date of the task for this MailItem. Read/write.
TaskDueDate	Returns or sets a Date value that represents the due date of the task for this MailItem. Read/write.
TaskStartDate	Returns or sets a Date value that represents the start date of the task for this MailItem object. Read/write.
TaskSubject	Returns or sets a String value that represents the subject of the task for the MailItem object. Read/write.
ToDoTaskOrdinal	Returns or sets a Date value that represents the ordinal value of the task for the MailItem. Read/write.

Methods	Description
AddBusinessCard	Appends contact information based on the Electronic Business Card (EBC) associated with the specified ContactItem object to the MailItem object.
ClearTaskFlag	Clears the MailItem object as a task.
MarkAsTask	Marks a MailItem object as a task and assigns a task interval for the object.

Events	Description
AttachmentRemove	Occurs when an attachment has been removed from an instance of the parent object.
BeforeAttachmentAdd	Occurs before an attachment is added to an instance of the parent object.
BeforeAttachmentPreview	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is previewed.
BeforeAttachmentRead	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is read from the file system, an attachment stream, or an Attachment object.
BeforeAttachmentWriteToTempFile	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is written to a temporary file.
BeforeAutoSave	Occurs before the item is automatically saved by Outlook.
Unload	Occurs before an Outlook item is unloaded from memory, either programmatically or by user action.

MeetingItem

Properties	Description
PropertyAccessor	Returns a PropertyAccessor object that supports creating, getting, setting, and deleting properties of the parent MeetingItem object. Read-only.

Events	Description
AttachmentRemove	Occurs when an attachment has been removed from an instance of the parent object.
BeforeAttachmentAdd	Occurs before an attachment is added to an instance of the parent object.
BeforeAttachmentPreview	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is previewed.
BeforeAttachmentRead	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is read from the file system, an attachment stream, or an Attachment object.
BeforeAttachmentWriteToTempFile	Occurs before an attachment associated with an instance of the parent object is written to a temporary file.
BeforeAutoSave	Occurs before the item is automatically saved by Outlook.
Unload	Occurs before an Outlook item is unloaded from memory, either programmatically or by user action.

NameSpace

Properties	Description
Accounts	Returns an Accounts collection object that represents all the Account objects in the current profile. Read-only.
AutoDiscoverConnectionMode	Returns an OlAutoDiscoverConnectionMode constant that specifies the type of connection to the Exchange server for auto-discovery service. Read-only.
AutoDiscoverXml	Returns a String that represents information in XML retrieved from the auto-discovery service of an Exchange server. Read-only.
Categories	Returns or sets a Categories object that represents the set of Category objects available to the namespace. Read/write.
CurrentProfileName	Returns a String representing the name of the current profile. Read-only.
DefaultStore	Returns a Store object representing the default Store for the profile. Read-only.
ExchangeMailboxServerName	Returns a String value that represents the name of the Exchange server on which the active mailbox is hosted. Read-only.
ExchangeMailboxServerVersion	Returns a String value that represents the full version of the Exchange server on which the active mailbox is hosted. Read-only.
Stores	Returns a Stores collection object that represents all the Store objects in the current profile. Read-only.

Methods	Description
CompareEntryIDs	Returns a Boolean value that indicates if two entry ID values refer to the same Outlook item.
CreateSharingItem	Creates a new SharingItem object.
GetAddressEntryFromID	Returns an AddressEntry object that represents the address entry specified by ID.
GetGlobalAddressList	Returns an AddressList object that represents the Exchange Global Address List.
GetSelectNamesDialog	Obtains a SelectNamesDialog object for the current session.
GetStoreFromID	Returns a Store object that represents the store specified by ID.
OpenSharedFolder	Opens a shared folder referenced through a URL or file name.
OpenSharedItem	Opens a shared item from a specified path or URL.
SendAndReceive	Initiates immediate delivery of all undelivered messages submitted in the current session, and immediate receipt of mail for all accounts in the current profile.

Events	Description
AutoDiscoverComplete	Occurs after Outlook has finished accessi