ViewType Property

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07/11/2006

ViewType property as it applies to the OutlookBarGroup object.

OlOutlookBarViewType

OlOutlookBarViewType can be one of these OlOutlookBarViewType constants.

olLargeIcon

olSmallIcon

expression.ViewType

*expression * Required. An expression that returns an OutlookBarGroup object.

ViewType property as it applies to the View object.

OlViewType

OlViewType can be one of these OlViewType constants.

olCalendarView

olCardView

olIconView

olTableView

olTimelineView

expression.ViewType

*expression * Required. An expression that returns a **View**object.

Example

As it applies to the OutlookBarGroup object.

This property does not have any effect on the icons displayed in the Shortcuts pane in Office Outlook 2003. Large icons have been removed in Office Outlook 2003 and if this property is set to olLargeIcon, it will not have any effect.

As it applies to the View object.

The following Visual Basic for Applicatons (VBA) example displays the name and type of all views in the user's Inbox.

Sub DisplayViewMode()
'Displays the names and view modes for all views

    Dim olApp As Outlook.Application
    Dim objName As Outlook.NameSpace
    Dim objViews As Outlook.Views
    Dim objView As Outlook.View
    Dim strTypes As String

    Set olApp = New Outlook.Application
    Set objName = olApp.GetNamespace("MAPI")
    Set objViews = objName.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox).Views

    'Collect names and view types for all views
    For Each objView In objViews
        strTypes = strTypes & objView.Name & vbTab & vbTab & objView.ViewType & vbCr
    Next objView

    'Display message box
    MsgBox "Current Inbox Views and Viewtypes:" & vbCr & _
        vbCr & strTypes

End Sub

Applies to | OutlookBarGroup Object | View Object

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