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Explorer Object Members

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Outlook Developer Reference

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

Methods

  Name Description
Bb176659.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Activate Activates an explorer window by bringing it to the foreground and setting keyboard focus.
Bb176659.methods(en-us,office.12).gif ClearSearch Clears results from a Microsoft Instant Search in an Explorer if results are displayed in the Explorer.
Bb176659.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Close Closes the Explorer object.
Bb176659.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Display Displays a new Explorer object for the folder.
Bb176659.methods(en-us,office.12).gif IsPaneVisible Returns a Boolean indicating whether a specific explorer pane is visible.
Bb176659.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Search Performs a Microsoft Instant Search on the current folder displayed in the Explorer using the given Query.
Bb176659.methods(en-us,office.12).gif ShowPane Displays or hides a specific pane in the explorer.

Properties

  Name Description
Bb176659.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Application Returns an Application object that represents the parent Outlook application for the object. Read-only.
Bb176659.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Caption Returns a String representing the title. Read-only.
Bb176659.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Class Returns an OlObjectClass constant indicating the object's class. Read-only.
Bb176659.properties(en-us,office.12).gif CommandBars Returns a CommandBars collection that represents all the menus and toolbars in the Explorer. Read-only.
Bb176659.properties(en-us,office.12).gif CurrentFolder Returns or sets a Folder object that represents the current folder displayed in the explorer. Read/write.
Bb176659.properties(en-us,office.12).gif CurrentView Returns or sets a Variant representing the current view. Read/write.
Bb176659.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Height Returns or sets a Long specifying the height (in pixels) of the explorer window. Read/write.
Bb176659.properties(en-us,office.12).gif 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.
Bb176659.properties(en-us,office.12).gif 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.
Bb176659.properties(en-us,office.12).gif NavigationPane Returns a NavigationPane object that represents the Navigation Pane for an Explorer object. Read-only.
Bb176659.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Panes Returns a Panes collection object representing the panes displayed by the specified explorer.
Bb176659.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Parent Returns the parent Object of the specified object. Read-only.
Bb176659.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Selection Returns a Selection object consisting of one or more items selected in the current view. Read-only.
Bb176659.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Session Returns the NameSpace object for the current session. Read-only.
Bb176659.properties(en-us,office.12).gif 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.
Bb176659.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Width Returns or sets a Long indicating the width (in pixels) of the specified object. Read/write.
Bb176659.properties(en-us,office.12).gif 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
Bb176659.events(en-us,office.12).gif Activate Occurs when an explorer becomes the active window, either as a result of user action or through program code.
Bb176659.events(en-us,office.12).gif BeforeFolderSwitch Occurs before the explorer goes to a new folder, either as a result of user action or through program code.
Bb176659.events(en-us,office.12).gif BeforeItemCopy Occurs when an Outlook item is copied.
Bb176659.events(en-us,office.12).gif BeforeItemCut Occurs when an Outlook item is cut from a folder.
Bb176659.events(en-us,office.12).gif BeforeItemPaste Occurs when an Outlook item is pasted.
Bb176659.events(en-us,office.12).gif BeforeMaximize Occurs when an explorer is maximized by the user. This event can be cancelled after it has started.
Bb176659.events(en-us,office.12).gif BeforeMinimize Occurs when the active explorer is minimized by the user. This event can be cancelled after it has started.
Bb176659.events(en-us,office.12).gif BeforeMove Occurs when the Explorer is moved by the user. This event can be cancelled after it has started.
Bb176659.events(en-us,office.12).gif BeforeSize Occurs when the user sizes the current Explorer. This event can be cancelled after it has started. If the event is cancelled, the window is not sized.
Bb176659.events(en-us,office.12).gif BeforeViewSwitch Occurs before the explorer changes to a new view, either as a result of user action or through program code.
Bb176659.events(en-us,office.12).gif Close Occurs when an explorer is being closed.
Bb176659.events(en-us,office.12).gif Deactivate Occurs when an explorer stops being the active window, either as a result of user action or through program code. This event is not available in Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript).
Bb176659.events(en-us,office.12).gif FolderSwitch Occurs when the explorer goes to a new folder, either as a result of user action or through program code.
Bb176659.events(en-us,office.12).gif SelectionChange Occurs when the user switches to a different item in a folder using the user interface (UI) or programmatically.
Bb176659.events(en-us,office.12).gif ViewSwitch Occurs when the view in the explorer changes, either as a result of user action or through program code.