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Represents the window in which the contents of a folder are displayed.

The Explorer type exposes the following members.

Properties

  Name Description
Public property AccountSelector Returns an AccountSelector object that represents the Microsoft Office Backstage view for the Explorerobject. Read-only. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public property Application Returns an Application object that represents the parent Outlook application for the object. Read-only. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public property AttachmentSelection Returns an AttachmentSelection object consisting of one or more attachments that are selected in the current view of the explorer. Read-only. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public property Caption Returns a String (string in C#) representing the title. Read-only. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public property Class Returns an OlObjectClass constant indicating the object's class. Read-only. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public property CommandBars This object, member, or enumeration is deprecated and is not intended to be used in your code. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public property CurrentFolder Returns or sets a Folder object that represents the current folder displayed in the explorer. Read/write. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public property CurrentView Returns or sets an Object representing the current view. Read/write. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public property Height Returns or sets an Integer (int in C#) value specifying the height (in pixels) of the explorer window. Read/write. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public property HTMLDocument Returns an HTMLDocument object that specifies the HTML object model associated with the HTML document in the current view (assuming one exists). Read-only. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public property Left Returns or sets an Integer (int in C#) value specifying the position (in pixels) of the left vertical edge of an explorer window from the edge of the screen. Read/write. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public property NavigationPane Returns a NavigationPane object that represents the Navigation Pane for an Explorer object. Read-only. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public property Panes Returns a Panes collection object representing the panes displayed by the specified explorer. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public property Parent Returns the parent Object of the specified object. Read-only. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public property Selection Returns a Selection object consisting of one or more items selected in the current view. Read-only. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public property Session Returns the NameSpace object for the current session. Read-only. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public property Top Returns or sets an Integer (int in C#) value indicating the position (in pixels) of the top horizontal edge of an explorer window from the edge of the screen. Read/write. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public property Views This object, member, or enumeration is deprecated and is not intended to be used in your code. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public property Width Returns or sets an Integer (int in C#) value indicating the width (in pixels) of the specified object. Read/write. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public property WindowState Returns or sets the property with a constant in the OlWindowState enumeration specifying the window state of an explorer or inspector window. Read/write. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Activate Activates an explorer window by bringing it to the foreground and setting keyboard focus. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public method AddToSelection Adds the specified Microsoft Outlook item to the selection in the active explorer. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public method ClearSearch Clears results from a Microsoft Instant Search in an Explorer if results are displayed in the Explorer. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public method ClearSelection Cancels any selection in the active explorer. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public method Close Closes the Explorer object. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public method DeselectFolder This object, member, or enumeration is deprecated and is not intended to be used in your code. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public method Display Displays a new Explorer object for the folder. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public method IsFolderSelected This object, member, or enumeration is deprecated and is not intended to be used in your code. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public method IsItemSelectableInView Returns a value that indicates whether the specified Microsoft Outlook item can be selected in the current view of the active explorer. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public method IsPaneVisible Returns a Boolean (bool in C#) indicating whether a specific explorer pane is visible. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public method RemoveFromSelection Cancels the selection of the specified Microsoft Outlook item in the active explorer. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public method Search Performs a Microsoft Instant Search on the current folder displayed in the Explorer using the given Query. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public method SelectAllItems Selects all items that are contained in the current view of the active explorer. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public method SelectFolder This object, member, or enumeration is deprecated and is not intended to be used in your code. (Inherited from _Explorer.)
Public method ShowPane Displays or hides a specific pane in the explorer. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

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Events

  Name Description
Public event Activate Occurs when an explorer becomes the active window, either as a result of user action or through program code. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)
Public event AttachmentSelectionChange Occurs when the user selects a different or additional attachment in the active explorer programmatically or by interacting with the user interface. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)
Public event BeforeFolderSwitch Occurs before the explorer goes to a new folder, either as a result of user action or through program code. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)
Public event BeforeItemCopy Occurs when an Outlook item is copied. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)
Public event BeforeItemCut Occurs when an Outlook item is cut from a folder. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)
Public event BeforeItemPaste Occurs when an Outlook item is pasted. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)
Public event BeforeMaximize Occurs when an explorer is maximized by the user. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)
Public event BeforeMinimize Occurs when the active explorer is minimized by the user. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)
Public event BeforeMove Occurs when the Explorer is moved by the user. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)
Public event BeforeSize Occurs when the user sizes the current Explorer. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)
Public event BeforeViewSwitch Occurs before the explorer changes to a new view, either as a result of user action or through program code. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)
Public event Close Occurs when an explorer is being closed. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)
Public event Deactivate Occurs when an explorer stops being the active window, either as a result of user action or through program code. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)
Public event FolderSwitch Occurs when the explorer goes to a new folder, either as a result of user action or through program code. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)
Public event SelectionChange Occurs when the user switches to a different item in a folder using the user interface (UI) or programmatically. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)
Public event ViewSwitch Occurs when the view in the explorer changes, either as a result of user action or through program code. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

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See Also

Reference

Explorer Interface

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook Namespace