If you're an Outlook expert, this topic is probably very old news to
you; hopefully it will be helpful to less-experienced users...

Being kind of picky about the organization of my desktop, I depend
heavily upon toolbars parked in the taskbar. I wanted to add an Outlook
toolbar, with shortcuts for each of the major functions of Outlook (add
contact, create email, etc..).

I know there used to be a microsoft toolbar that had those shortcuts,
but I couldn't find them in the later versions.

Here's how to add a shortcut on your desktop that will let you add a
new appointment with just one click:

(A quick note first.. locate the folder in which outlook.exe resides,
and if it's different from the folder in step 5, make sure to put your
path in there instead, within the double quotes"

1. Right-click anywhere on the desktop
2. Select "New" from the popup menu
3. Select "Shortcut"
4. In the "Create Shortcut" dialog, click in the "Type the location of
the item:" box
5. Type in:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Outlook.exe" /c
ipm.appointment
6. Click "Next"
7. In the "Select a Title for the Program" dialog, click in the "Type a
name for this shortcut:" box
8. Type in "Create an Outlook Appointment"
9. Click "Finish"

Now all you need to do is click on the icon for the new shortcut you
just made, and it will bring up the "Add New Appointment" form. This is
nice because it doesn't bring the entire Outlook window up - just the
form, so you can add it quickly without navigating around Outlook.

YOu can also use the method I posted a few years ago for this function as
well:

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

You can use these parameters to create shortcuts on your desktop for the
Outlook functions.


Create an e-mail message /c ipm.note
Create a post /c ipm.post
Create an appointment /c ipm.appointment
Create a task /c ipm.task
Create a contact /c ipm.contact
Create a journal entry /c ipm.activity
Create a note /c ipm.stickynote


Append the path to your outlook.exe before adding the separate switches.
Save the shortcut to your desktop or QL bar.


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After furious head scratching, Pip asked:

| If you're an Outlook expert, this topic is probably very old news to
| you; hopefully it will be helpful to less-experienced users...
|
| Being kind of picky about the organization of my desktop, I depend
| heavily upon toolbars parked in the taskbar. I wanted to add an
| Outlook toolbar, with shortcuts for each of the major functions of
| Outlook (add contact, create email, etc..).
|
| I know there used to be a microsoft toolbar that had those shortcuts,
| but I couldn't find them in the later versions.
|
| Here's how to add a shortcut on your desktop that will let you add a
| new appointment with just one click:
|
| (A quick note first.. locate the folder in which outlook.exe resides,
| and if it's different from the folder in step 5, make sure to put your
| path in there instead, within the double quotes"
|
| 1. Right-click anywhere on the desktop
| 2. Select "New" from the popup menu
| 3. Select "Shortcut"
| 4. In the "Create Shortcut" dialog, click in the "Type the location of
| the item:" box
| 5. Type in:
| "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Outlook.exe" /c
| ipm.appointment
| 6. Click "Next"
| 7. In the "Select a Title for the Program" dialog, click in the "Type
| a name for this shortcut:" box
| 8. Type in "Create an Outlook Appointment"
| 9. Click "Finish"
|
| Now all you need to do is click on the icon for the new shortcut you
| just made, and it will bring up the "Add New Appointment" form. This
| is nice because it doesn't bring the entire Outlook window up - just
| the form, so you can add it quickly without navigating around Outlook.

Pip wrote:

If you're an Outlook expert, this topic is probably very old news to
you; hopefully it will be helpful to less-experienced users...

In Outlook, click Help and search for "command line". Examine the "Command
Line Switches" topic.
--
Brian Tillman