ContactItem Methods (Outlook)

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Methods

Name

Description

AddBusinessCardLogoPicture

Adds a logo picture to the current Electronic Business Card of the contact item.

AddPicture

Adds a picture to a contact item.

ClearTaskFlag

Clears the ContactItem object as a task.

Close

Closes and optionally saves changes to the Outlook item.

Copy

Creates another instance of an object.

Delete

Removes the item from the folder that contains the item.

Display

Displays a new Inspector object for the item.

ForwardAsBusinessCard

Creates a new MailItem object containing contact information and, optionally, an Electronic Business Card (EBC) image based on the specified ContactItem object.

ForwardAsVcard

Creates a MailItem and attaches the contact information in vCard format.

GetConversation

Obtains a Conversation object that represents the conversation to which this item belongs.

MarkAsTask

Marks a ContactItem object as a task and assigns a task interval for the object.

Move

Moves a Microsoft Outlook item to a new folder.

PrintOut

Prints the Outlook item using all default settings.The PrintOut method is the only Outlook method that can be used for printing.

RemovePicture

Removes a picture from a Contacts item.

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.

Save

Saves the Microsoft Outlook item to the current folder or, if this is a new item, to the Outlook default folder for the item type.

SaveAs

Saves the Microsoft Outlook item to the specified path and in the format of the specified file type. If the file type is not specified, the MSG format (.msg) is used.

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.

ShowCategoriesDialog

Displays the Show Categories dialog box, which allows you to select categories that correspond to the subject of the item.

ShowCheckAddressDialog

Displays the Check Address dialog box to verify address details of the contact.

ShowCheckFullNameDialog

Displays the Check Full Name dialog box to verify name details of the contact.

ShowCheckPhoneDialog

Displays the Check Phone Number dialog box for a specified telephone number contained by a ContactItem object.