Class OutlookBarGroups (Outlook VBA)

Contains a set of OutlookBarGroup objects representing all groups in the Outlook Bar. To use a OutlookBarGroups class variable it first needs to be instantiated, for example


Dim obgs as OutlookBarGroups
Set obgs = ActiveExplorer.Panes(1).Contents.Groups

Add

Adds a new, empty group to the Shortcuts pane.

Add (Name, Index)


Sub AddGroup() 
 Dim myolBar As Outlook.OutlookBarPane 
 
 Set myolBar = Application.ActiveExplorer.Panes.Item("OutlookBar") 
 myolBar.Contents.Groups.Add "Marketing", myolBar.Contents.Groups.Count + 1 
End Sub

Arguments

The following argument is required

Name (String) - The name of the group being created.

Optional arguments

The following argument is optional

Index (Long) - The position at which the new group will be inserted in the Shortcuts pane. Position one is at the top of the bar.

Class

Returns an OlObjectClass constant indicating the object's class. Here you can find possible values for OlObjectClass.


Dim oocsClass As OlObjectClass
oocsClass = ActiveExplorer.Panes(1).Contents.Groups.Class

Count

Returns a Long indicating the count of objects in the specified collection.


Dim lngCount As Long
lngCount = ActiveExplorer.Panes(1).Contents.Groups.Count

Item

Returns an OutlookBarGroup object from the collection.

Item (Index)

Index: Either the index number of the object, or a value used to match the default property of an object in the collection.


Dim obg As OutlookBarGroup
Set obg = ActiveExplorer.Panes(1).Contents.Groups(Index:=1)

Remove

Removes an object from the collection.

Remove (Index)

Index: The name or 1-based index value of an object within a collection.


Dim lngIndex As Long: lngIndex = 
ActiveExplorer.Panes(1).Contents.Groups.Remove Index:=lngIndex

Session

Returns the NameSpace object for the current session.

The Session property and the GetNamespace method can be used interchangeably to obtain the NameSpace object for the current session. Both members serve the same purpose. For example, the following statements do the same function: