TaskItem.ShowCategoriesDialog Method (Outlook)
Displays the Show Categories dialog box, which allows you to select categories that correspond to the subject of the item.
Syntax
expression .ShowCategoriesDialog
expression A variable that represents a TaskItem object.
Example
The following Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example creates a new task item, displays the item on the screen, and opens up the Show Categories dialog box.
Sub TaskItem()
'Creates a task item to access ShowCategoriesDialog
Dim olmyTaskItem As Outlook.TaskItem
'Create task item
Set olmyTaskItem = Application.CreateItem(olTaskItem)
olmyTaskItem.Subject = "Sales Reports"
'Display the item
olmyTaskItem.Display
'Display the Show categories dialog
olmyTaskItem.ShowCategoriesDialog
End Sub