Custom Navigation Toolbar

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I have couple calendars in my public folders. But to navigate to them is
riddiculously long time. Is there 3rd party toolbar that would just activate
the calendar that i choose. I would like to have a toolbar with buttons that
when i press one it activates the calendar that it is associated with. or any
other ideas how to make it simplier to navigate.

If not ... is it possible to develop something similar? Any code samples
would be greatly appreciated (VB or C#, C++)

thanks in advance.

kabix
 
kabix said:
I have couple calendars in my public folders. But to navigate to them
is riddiculously long time. Is there 3rd party toolbar that would
just activate the calendar that i choose. I would like to have a
toolbar with buttons that when i press one it activates the calendar
that it is associated with. or any other ideas how to make it
simplier to navigate.
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You should be able to add them to your Shortcuts so they're easy to find.
 
Outlook version?

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
i have outlook 2003. I would prefer better a toolbar at the top where i can
always reach it. if i use shortcut pane i need to take additional steps to
switch to it and then switch to calendar. so something like a navigation
toolbar with couple buttons would be great. maybe i can code it in VB, C# or
C++ if any code sample anybody have would be greatlly appreciate.

thanks again.
 
You could certainly write code to set the Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder property to your desired folder.

But in less time, you could make your public folder calendars much easier to reach. Simply drag them to Public Folders\Favorites. Once they are in Favorites, they should automatically appear on the Calendar navigation pane. And if not, you can add them.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
ok. i would like to write a toolbar that would switch the
ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder to something different. I just have the last
question. I didnt do programming recently, but if you could tell me what
tools i need to have in order to develop this kind of toolbar i would really
appreciate. Could i to that with Visual Studio 2003? or do i need to get a
new Visual Studio 2005? Would VB, C# express versions could do that?

thanks.
 
If it's for your own personal use, everything you need is built into Outlook. Create a VBA macro and then drag it to the toolbar. If you're new to Outlook VBA macros, these web pages should help you get started:

http://www.winnetmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=21522&pg=1
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/vb.htm

If it's for corporate use and everyone has Outlook 2003, then VSTO 2005 would be a good tool to use to write an add-in.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

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