How to: Programmatically Create an E-Mail Item

 

This example creates an e-mail message in Microsoft Office Outlook.

Applies to: The information in this topic applies to VSTO add-in projects for Outlook. For more information, see Features Available by Office Application and Project Type.

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        private void ThisAddIn_Startup(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            CreateMailItem();
        }
               
        private void CreateMailItem()
        {
            Outlook.MailItem mailItem = (Outlook.MailItem)
                this.Application.CreateItem(Outlook.OlItemType.olMailItem);
            mailItem.Subject = "This is the subject";
            mailItem.To = "someone@example.com";
            mailItem.Body = "This is the message.";
            mailItem.Importance = Outlook.OlImportance.olImportanceLow;
            mailItem.Display(false);
        }

Working with Mail Items
Getting Started Programming VSTO Add-ins

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