Explorer.IsPaneVisible Method

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Outlook Developer Reference

Returns a Boolean indicating whether a specific explorer pane is visible.

Syntax

expression.IsPaneVisible(Pane)

expression   A variable that represents an Explorer object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Pane Required OlPane The pane to check.

Return Value
True if the specified pane is displayed in the explorer; otherwise, False.

Remarks

You can also use the Visible property of the OutlookBarPane object to determine whether the Shortcuts pane is visible.

Example

This Microsoft Visual Basic/Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) sample uses the IsPaneVisible method to determine whether the preview pane is visible and uses the ShowPane method to display it if it is not visible. Use the olNavigationPane constant to hide or display the Navigation Pane.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub HidePreviewPane()
    Dim myOlExp As Outlook.Explorer
    Set myOlExp = Application.ActiveExplorer
    If myOlExp.IsPaneVisible(olPreview) = False Then
        myOlExp.ShowPane olPreview, True
    End If
    Set myOlExp = Nothing
End Sub

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