To use switches, at the Start menu, Run command type:
Outlook /switch
Occasionally you ll need to use the full path to Outlook, so the command line looks like:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Outlook.
exe " /switch
Note: Paths that include...
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To use switches, at the Start menu, Run command type:
Outlook /switch
Occasionally you ll need to use the full path to Outlook, so the command line looks like:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Outlook.
exe " /switch
Note: Paths that include spaces between words must be enclosed in quotation marks (")
and are case sensitive.
You ll need the full path if you create desktop shortcuts.
Switches
/a
Creates an item with the specified file as an attachment.
Usage:
Outlook /a "C:\My Documents\labels.
doc"
If no item type is specified, IPM.
Note form is assumed.
This switch cannot be used with
message classes that aren t based on Outlook.
/altvba otmfilename
Opens the VBA program specified in otmfilename, rather than %appdata
%\Microsoft\Outlook\VbaProject.
OTM.
Use this switch when you need to run macros not
in your VBAProject file.
/autorun macroname
Opens Outlook and immediately runs the macro specified in macroname.
/c messageclass
Creates a new item of the specified mess
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