MailItem.SenderName Property

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Outlook Developer Reference

Returns a String indicating the display name of the sender for the Outlook item. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.SenderName

expression   A variable that represents a MailItem object.

Remarks

This property corresponds to the MAPI property PR_SENDER_NAME.

If you wish to retrieve the fully qualified e-mail address of the sender, use the SenderEmailAddress property.

Example

This Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example checks if the item displayed in the topmost inspector is sent by 'Dan Wilson' with 'High' importance. If it is, then it displays a message box to the user. Before running this example, replace 'Dan Wilson' with a valid name in your address book.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub CheckSenderName
    Dim myItem As Outlook.MailItem
    
    Set myItem = Application.ActiveInspector.CurrentItem
    If myItem.Importance = 2 And myItem.SenderName = _
        "Dan Wilson" Then
            MsgBox "This message is sent by your manager with High importance."
    End If
End Sub

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