Microsoft Outlook Programming : Jumpstart for Administrators, Developers, and Power Users

Microsoft Outlook Programming unleashes the power of Microsoft Outlook, allowing administrators and end users to customize Outlook in the same way that they've used macros and templates to customize other programs like Excel and Word. Experienced developers will find the quick-start information they need to begin integrating Outlook into their applications. Microsoft Exchange administrators will get help automating common tasks such as announcing public folders and importing data to custom forms.

Microsoft Outlook is the most widely used email program, and it offers the most programmability. This book introduces key concepts for programming both Outlook forms for storing and exchanging data and Visual Basic for Applications modules that add new features to Outlook. Central to this new edition, which covers both Outlook 2000 and Outlook 2002, is awareness of tighter security in Outlook. Designed to prevent transmission of computer viruses, the security restrictions can also get in the way of legitimate programs, but this book offers workarounds within the reach of novice programmers. It also covers many of the new features of Outlook 2002, such as the integrated Outlook View Control and searching across multiple folders using SQL syntax and the Search object.

Sue Mosher

Sue Mosher, Microsoft Outlook and Office consultant and one of the top Outlook experts and authors in the industry.

Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. What You Can Do with Outlook

Part 1 Outlook VBA Design
2. The VBA Design Environment
3. A VBA Brithday/Anniversary Reminder Form

Part 2 Adding VBA Code
4. Code Basics
5. Code Grammar 101
6. Working with Expressions and Functions
7. Controlling Program Flow
8. Handling Errors and Debugging VBA Applications
9. Handling User Input and Feedback

Part 3 Special Outlook Techniques
10 Working with the Object Models
11. Responding to Outlook Events in VBA
12. Working with Stores and Folders
13. Understanding Outlook Security
14. Working with Items and Recipients

Part 4. Outlook Form Design
15. Outlook's Six Basic Forms
16. Creating Your First Custom Contact Form
17. Extending Form Design with Fields and Controls
18. Writing Code to Respond to Outlook Form Events
19. More Controls for Outlook Forms
20. Common Outlook Form and Item Techniques

Part5. Finishing Touches
21. Menus, Toolbats, and the Outlook Bar...Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. What You Can Do with Outlook

Part 1 Outlook VBA Design
2. The VBA Design Environment
3. A VBA Brithday/Anniversary Reminder Form

Part 2 Adding VBA Code
4. Code Basics
5. Code Grammar 101
6. Working with Expressions and Functions
7. Controlling Program Flow
8. Handling Errors and Debugging VBA Applications
9. Handling User Input and Feedback

Part 3 Special Outlook Techniques
10 Working with the Object Models
11. Responding to Outlook Events in VBA
12. Working with Stores and Folders
13. Understanding Outlook Security
14. Working with Items and Recipients

Part 4. Outlook Form Design
15. Outlook's Six Basic Forms
16. Creating Your First Custom Contact Form
17. Extending Form Design with Fields and Controls
18. Writing Code to Respond to Outlook Form Events
19. More Controls for Outlook Forms
20. Common Outlook Form and Item Techniques

Part5. Finishing Touches
21. Menus, Toolbats, and the Outlook Bar
22. Designing Outlook Reports
23. Exchange Server, Databases, and XML Web Services
24. Deploying Forms and Applications
Appendix A: Resources for Outlook Programming
Appendix B: Files Blocked by Outlook Security
Appendix C: Key Procedure You Can Reuse
Index