Explorer Members (Outlook)

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09/15/2015

Represents the window in which the contents of a folder are displayed.

Methods

Name	Description
Activate	Activates an explorer window by bringing it to the foreground and setting keyboard focus.
AddToSelection	Adds the specified Microsoft Outlook item to the selection in the active explorer.
ClearSearch	Clears results from a Microsoft Instant Search in an Explorer if results are displayed in the Explorer.
ClearSelection	Cancels any selection in the active explorer.
Close	Closes the Explorer object.
Display	Displays a new Explorer object for the folder.
IsItemSelectableInView	Returns a value that indicates whether the specified Microsoft Outlook item can be selected in the current view of the active explorer.
IsPaneVisible	Returns a Boolean indicating whether a specific explorer pane is visible.
RemoveFromSelection	Cancels the selection of the specified Microsoft Outlook item in the active explorer.
Search	Performs a Microsoft Instant Search on the current folder displayed in the Explorer using the given Query.
SelectAllItems	Selects all items that are contained in the current view of the active explorer.
ShowPane	Displays or hides a specific pane in the explorer.

Properties

Name	Description
AccountSelector	Returns an AccountSelector object that represents the Microsoft Office Backstage view for the Explorer object. Read-only.
Application	Returns an Application object that represents the parent Outlook application for the object. Read-only.
AttachmentSelection	Returns an AttachmentSelection object consisting of one or more attachments that are selected in the current view of the explorer. Read-only.
Caption	Returns a String representing the title. Read-only.
Class	Returns an OlObjectClass constant indicating the object's class. Read-only.
CurrentFolder	Returns or sets a Folder object that represents the current folder displayed in the explorer. Read/write.
CurrentView	Returns or sets a Variant representing the current view. Read/write.
Height	Returns or sets a Long specifying the height (in pixels) of the explorer window. Read/write.
HTMLDocument	Returns an HTMLDocument object that specifies the HTML object model associated with the HTML document in the current view (assuming one exists). Read-only.
Left	Returns or sets a Long specifying the position (in pixels) of the left vertical edge of an explorer window from the edge of the screen. Read/write.
NavigationPane	Returns a NavigationPane object that represents the Navigation Pane for an Explorer object. Read-only.
Panes	Returns a Panes collection object representing the panes displayed by the specified explorer.
Parent	Returns the parent Object of the specified object. Read-only.
Selection	Returns a Selection object that contains the item or items that are selected in the explorer window. Read-only.
Session	Returns the NameSpace object for the current session. Read-only.
Top	Returns or sets a Long indicating the position (in pixels) of the top horizontal edge of an explorer window from the edge of the screen. Read/write.
Width	Returns or sets a Long indicating the width (in pixels) of the specified object. Read/write.
WindowState	Returns or sets the property with a constant in the OlWindowState enumeration specifying the window state of an explorer or inspector window. Read/write.

Events

Name	Description
Activate	Occurs when an explorer becomes the active window, either as a result of user action or through program code.
AttachmentSelectionChange	Occurs when the user selects a different or additional attachment in the active explorer programmatically or by interacting with the user interface.
BeforeFolderSwitch	Occurs before the explorer goes to a new folder, either as a result of user action or through program code.
BeforeItemCopy	Occurs when an Outlook item is copied.
BeforeItemCut	Occurs when an Outlook item is cut from a folder.
BeforeItemPaste	Occurs when an Outlook item is pasted.
BeforeMaximize	Occurs when an explorer is maximized by the user.
BeforeMinimize	Occurs when the active explorer is minimized by the user.
BeforeMove	Occurs when the Explorer is moved by the user.
BeforeSize	Occurs when the user sizes the current Explorer.
BeforeViewSwitch	Occurs before the explorer changes to a new view, either as a result of user action or through program code.
Close	Occurs when an explorer is being closed.
Deactivate	Occurs when an explorer stops being the active window, either as a result of user action or through program code.
FolderSwitch	Occurs when the explorer goes to a new folder, either as a result of user action or through program code.
SelectionChange	Occurs when the user selects a different or additional Microsoft Outlook item programmatically or by interacting with the user interface.
ViewSwitch	Occurs when the view in the explorer changes, either as a result of user action or through program code.