OL2000: Macros Are Not Available In Customize Window

• Microsoft Outlook 2000

SYMPTOMS

You try to customize the Outlook toolbars to run Visual Basic for Applications macros, but the macros are not listed in the Customize window.

CAUSE

You have not used any of the macro features since starting Outlook and therefore Outlook has not initialized the Visual Basic for Applications feature.

WORKAROUND

Before trying to customize the toolbars, use one of the following workarounds:

Method 1: Access the Macros Window

1. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.



2. Click Cancel to close the Macros window.

Method 2: Start the Visual Basic Editor

1. Press ALT+F11 to start the Visual Basic Editor.



2. Close the Visual Basic Editor.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Outlook.

MORE INFORMATION

To access the Customize window, on the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize. Click the Commands tab and then select Macros in the list of categories.

When Outlook starts, by default it does not initialize the Visual Basic for Applications component for performance reasons. However, if you have application-level events in your Visual Basic for Applications project, then Outlook does initialize Visual Basic for Applications and you will not have this problem.

REFERENCES

For additional information about available resources and answers to commonly asked questions about Microsoft Outlook 2000 solutions, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q146636 OL2000: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions

Additional query words: OutSol OutSol2000 vbscript

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug