Programmatically changing settings in Outlook 2003

[Jonathan]

Is it possible to programmatically change certain settings in Outlook
2003, for instance I would like to change "Show Names" in the address
book setting to "File As (Smith, John)". I would like to have this
setting checkd/configured when Outlook starts. Using Visual Studio
2005 for Office, is this possible?

I would also like to dynamically add a users signature if the signature
file exists in a certain location.

Thanks.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Is it possible to programmatically change certain settings in Outlook

2003, for instance I would like to change "Show Names" in the address
book setting to "File As (Smith, John)". I would like to have this
setting checkd/configured when Outlook starts. Using Visual Studio
2005 for Office, is this possible?

That requires a registry change. See http://www.outlookcode.com/codedetail.aspx?id=804 for sample code you should be able to adapt. I don't know how well changing the registry will work when Outlook is already running.

I would also like to dynamically add a users signature if the signature
file exists in a certain location.

Dynamically add a signature to what? Files in the user's Signatures folder automatically show up in any Signature menu or dialog
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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