Application Members (Outlook)

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05/04/2016

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Represents the entire Microsoft Outlook application.

Events

Name	Description
AdvancedSearchComplete	Occurs when the AdvancedSearch method has completed.
AdvancedSearchStopped	Occurs when a specified Search object's Stop method has been executed.
BeforeFolderSharingDialog	Occurs before the Sharing dialog box is displayed for a selected Folder object.
ItemLoad	Occurs when an Outlook item is loaded into memory.
ItemSend	Occurs whenever an Microsoft Outlook item is sent, either by the user through an Inspector (before the inspector is closed, but after the user clicks the Send button) or when the Send method for an Outlook item, such as MailItem, is used in a program.
MAPILogonComplete	Occurs after the user has logged onto the system.
NewMail	Occurs when one or more new e-mail messages are received in the Inbox.
NewMailEx	Occurs when a new item is received in the Inbox.
OptionsPagesAdd	Occurs whenever the user clicks the Add-in Options button on the Add-ins tab of the Outlook Options dialog box.
Quit	Occurs when Microsoft Outlook begins to close.
Reminder	Occurs immediately before a reminder is displayed.
Startup	Occurs when Microsoft Outlook is starting, but after all add-in programs have been loaded.

Methods

Name	Description
ActiveExplorer	Returns the topmost Explorer object on the desktop.
ActiveInspector	Returns the topmost Inspector object on the desktop.
ActiveWindow	Returns an object representing the current Microsoft Outlook window on the desktop, either an Explorer or an Inspector object.
AdvancedSearch	Performs a search based on a specified DAV Searching and Locating (DASL) search string.
CopyFile	Copies a file from a specified location into a Microsoft Outlook store.
CreateItem	Creates and returns a new Microsoft Outlook item.
CreateItemFromTemplate	Creates a new Microsoft Outlook item from an Outlook template (.oft) and returns the new item.
CreateObject	Creates an automation object of the specified class.
GetNamespace	Returns a NameSpace object of the specified type.
GetObjectReference	Creates a strong or weak object reference for a specified Outlook object.
IsSearchSynchronous	Returns a Boolean indicating if a search will be synchronous or asynchronous.
Quit	Closes all currently open windows.
RefreshFormRegionDefinition	Refreshes the cache by obtaining the current definition from the Windows registry for one or all of the form regions that are defined for the local machine and the current user.

Properties

Name	Description
Application	Returns an Application object that represents the parent Outlook application for the object. Read-only.
Assistance	Returns an IAssistance object used to invoke help. Read-only.
Class	Returns an OlObjectClass constant indicating the object's class. Read-only.
COMAddIns	Returns a COMAddIns collection that represents all the Component Object Model (COM) add-ins currently loaded in Microsoft Outlook.
DefaultProfileName	Returns a String representing the name of the default profile name. Read-only.
Explorers	Returns an Explorers collection object that contains the Explorer objects representing all open explorers. Read-only.
Inspectors	Returns an Inspectors collection object that contains the Inspector objects representing all open inspectors. Read-only.
IsTrusted	Returns a Boolean to indicate if an add-in or external caller is considered trusted by Outlook. Read-only
LanguageSettings	Returns a LanguageSettings object for the application that contains the language-specific attributes of Outlook. Read-only.
Name	Returns a String value that represents the display name for the object. Read-only.
Parent	Returns the parent Object of the specified object. Read-only.
PickerDialog	Returns a PickerDialog object that provides the functionality to select people or data in a dialog box. Read-only.
ProductCode	Returns a String specifying the Microsoft Outlook globally unique identifier (GUID). Read-only.
Reminders	Returns a Reminders collection that represents all current reminders. Read-only.
Session	Returns the NameSpace object for the current session. Read-only.
TimeZones	Returns a TimeZones collection that represents the set of time zones supported by Outlook. Read-only.
Version	Returns or sets a String indicating the number of the version. Read-only.