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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

Application

Returns an Application object that represents the parent Outlook application for the object. Read-only. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

Caption

Returns a String (string in C#) representing the title. Read-only. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

Class

Returns an OlObjectClass constant indicating the object's class. Read-only. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

CommandBars

Returns a CommandBars Object collection that represents all the menus and toolbars in the Explorer. Read-only. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

CurrentFolder

Returns or sets a Folder object that represents the current folder displayed in the explorer. Read/write. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

CurrentView

Returns or sets an Object representing the current view. Read/write. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

Height

Returns or sets an Integer (int in C#) value specifying the height (in pixels) of the explorer window. Read/write. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

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.)

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.)

NavigationPane

Returns a NavigationPane object that represents the Navigation Pane for an Explorer object. Read-only. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

Panes

Returns a Panes collection object representing the panes displayed by the specified explorer. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

Parent

Returns the parent Object of the specified object. Read-only. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

Selection

Returns a Selection object consisting of one or more items selected in the current view. Read-only. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

Session

Returns the NameSpace object for the current session. Read-only. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

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.)

Views

This object, member, or enumeration is deprecated and is not intended to be used in your code. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

Width

Returns or sets an Integer (int in C#) value indicating the width (in pixels) of the specified object. Read/write. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

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

Activate

Activates an explorer window by bringing it to the foreground and setting keyboard focus. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

add_Activate

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

add_BeforeFolderSwitch

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

add_BeforeItemCopy

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

add_BeforeItemCut

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

add_BeforeItemPaste

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

add_BeforeMaximize

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

add_BeforeMinimize

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

add_BeforeMove

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

add_BeforeSize

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

add_BeforeViewSwitch

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

add_Close

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

add_Deactivate

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

add_FolderSwitch

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

add_SelectionChange

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

add_ViewSwitch

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

ClearSearch

Clears results from a Microsoft Instant Search in an Explorer if results are displayed in the Explorer. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

Close

Closes the Explorer object. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

DeselectFolder

This object, member, or enumeration is deprecated and is not intended to be used in your code. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

Display

Displays a new Explorer object for the folder. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

IsFolderSelected

This object, member, or enumeration is deprecated and is not intended to be used in your code. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

IsPaneVisible

Returns a Boolean (bool in C#) indicating whether a specific explorer pane is visible. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

remove_Activate

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

remove_BeforeFolderSwitch

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

remove_BeforeItemCopy

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

remove_BeforeItemCut

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

remove_BeforeItemPaste

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

remove_BeforeMaximize

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

remove_BeforeMinimize

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

remove_BeforeMove

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

remove_BeforeSize

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

remove_BeforeViewSwitch

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

remove_Close

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

remove_Deactivate

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

remove_FolderSwitch

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

remove_SelectionChange

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

remove_ViewSwitch

(Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

Search

Performs a Microsoft Instant Search on the current folder displayed in the Explorer using the given Query. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

SelectFolder

This object, member, or enumeration is deprecated and is not intended to be used in your code. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

ShowPane

Displays or hides a specific pane in the explorer. (Inherited from _Explorer.)

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Events

 

Name

Description

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.)

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.)

BeforeItemCopy

Occurs when an Outlook item is copied. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

BeforeItemCut

Occurs when an Outlook item is cut from a folder. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

BeforeItemPaste

Occurs when an Outlook item is pasted. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

BeforeMaximize

Occurs when an explorer is maximized by the user. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

BeforeMinimize

Occurs when the active explorer is minimized by the user. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

BeforeMove

Occurs when the Explorer is moved by the user. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_Event.)

BeforeSize

Occurs when the user sizes the current Explorer. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_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.)

Close

Occurs when an explorer is being closed. (Inherited from ExplorerEvents_10_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.)

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.)

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.)

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