The Panes collection object contains the panes displayed by the specified Explorer.
Using the Panes Collection Object
Use the Panes property to return the Panes collection object from an Explorer object.
Set myPanes = myExplorer.Panes
Use the Item method to retrieve a specific pane. To retrieve the OutlookBarPane object representing the Outlook Bar, use the following:
Set myOLBarPane = myExplorer.Panes.Item("OutlookBar")
For Microsoft Outlook 2000, the Outlook Bar is the only pane that you can access through the Panes collection object.