You might want to start by searching on www.outlookcode.com for Outlook VBA
sample code for that. There are code samples for marking items as read as
well as for moving items.

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Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007.
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options.
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


"Dave" wrote in message
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How do I go about doing that? I've programmed VBA in Word macros and
windows
script, but never in Outlook ... i'm a newbie in this area ... thanks,
Dave