How to open specific Outlook folder from Excel?
Have you ever tried to open a specific Outlook folder from an Excel file, such as opening the "Inbox" folder, "Contacts" folder, or any other folder? In this article, I will talk about how to open a desired Outlook folder from an Excel workbook.
Open specific Outlook folder from Excel file with VBA code
Open specific Outlook folder from Excel file with VBA code
The following VBA code can help you to open a specific Outlook folder from an Excel worksheet, please do these steps:
1. In Excel, hold down the "Alt" + "F11" keys to open the "Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications" window.
2. Click "Insert" > "Module", and paste the following macro in the "Module Window".
VBA code: Open a specific Outlook folder from Excel file:
Sub OpenOutlookFolder()
Dim xOutlookApp As Outlook.Application
Dim xNameSpace As Outlook.Namespace
Dim xFolder As Outlook.Folder
Dim xFolderType As OlDefaultFolders
On Error Resume Next
Set xOutlookApp = New Outlook.Application
Set xNameSpace = xOutlookApp.Session
Set xFolder = xNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)
xFolder.Display
Set xFolder = Nothing
Set xNameSpace = Nothing
Set xOutlookApp = Nothing
Exit Sub
End Sub
Note: In the above code, you can change the "Inbox" in the "Set xFolder = xNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)" script to any other folder name that you want to open.
3. Then, click "Tools" > "References" in the "Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications" window, and in the popped-out "References-Project1" dialog box, check the "Microsoft Outlook Object Library" option from the "Available References" list box. See screenshot:
4. Then, click "OK" to close the dialog box, and press "F5" key to run this code, and the specified Outlook folder will be opened immediately.
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