Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
Unleash the power of MS Outlook to cutomize and use macros and templates for programs like Excel and Word, and more.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
Chapter 1: What You Can Do with Outlook
Overview
Welcome to Microsoft Outlook's world of programming possibilities! Both Outlook 2000 and Outlook 2002 make it easier than ever to customize the program. This chapter gets you started by introducing the tools for Outlook programming and suggesting ways to start thinking about projects you want to try.
The highlights of this chapter include discussions of the following:
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What kinds of projects are possible in Outlook 2000 and 2002
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What tools you will use the most
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How to decide which tool to use
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How to determine which version of Outlook you have installed
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How to sketch out your plans for Outlook programming projects
1.1 Why program with Outlook?
Whether you have been using Microsoft Outlook for just a few days or more than a year, you've certainly figured out that it does more than e-mail much, much more. It's not unusual to find people who have organized their entire lives with Outlook.
But if you asked each Outlook user how he or she puts the program to work, you would receive a different answer every time because people have their own ideas on how to organize the critical information in their lives. Wouldn't it be great if Microsoft could make Outlook so customizable that everyone could use it his or her own way? It might not be 100 percent possible, but the programming environment included with Outlook 2000 and 2002 is rich enough to let you make major strides toward bending Outlook to your will or that of the organization you work...
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