Hello Experts ,
I use Outlook 365 extensively and It will be helpful if there is a Text box which can be popped open to write quick notes or address or anything else and I can save and close. I wish if someone can help me with the vba to create this text box which should have a "Save & Close" and "Cancel" Button.
A pop Up Text box with user form to write quick notes and save in Outlook
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Re: A pop Up Text box with user form to write quick notes and save in Outlook
Did you know that Outlook has a built-in Notes feature?
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Re: A pop Up Text box with user form to write quick notes and save in Outlook
I had never noticed that, thank you Hans
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Re: A pop Up Text box with user form to write quick notes and save in Outlook
Thank You I did not know that . Is there anyway I can populate this note from the home menu> Mails using any command button from ribbon.In that way it will be quick to open. kindly share if any vba script which can work on this
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Re: A pop Up Text box with user form to write quick notes and save in Outlook
You could create this macro, and assign it to a button:
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Sub CreateNote()
CreateItem(olNoteItem).Display
End Sub
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Re: A pop Up Text box with user form to write quick notes and save in Outlook
Thank you for the response. I did as you provided.so a new note opened and I wrote few lines and closed it. However when I opened it again I do not see the lines I wrote. Its opening a new note. I would like to have the same note opened every time I click this button. How do I refer this note to the one I added notes already and add more lines in the same note itself. That's the purpose for me to have a quick note page added in the outlook home page to type some notes ,ph no or anything else and retrieve it quickly ... thanks again as always .Its been a pleasure knowing you.
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Re: A pop Up Text box with user form to write quick notes and save in Outlook
Here is a new macro.
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Sub DisplayNote()
Dim fld As Folder
Dim itms As Items
Set fld = Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderNotes)
Set itms = fld.Items
If itms.Count = 0 Then
CreateItem(olNoteItem).Display
Else
itms(1).Display
End If
End Sub
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Re: A pop Up Text box with user form to write quick notes and save in Outlook
Thank You. It really works as expected. A handy Text box like this is an indispensable widget in outlook
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Re: A pop Up Text box with user form to write quick notes and save in Outlook
I mean, maybe someone at Microsoft could come up with something that could contain notes, images, you know, just about anything like a scrap file. I wonder what it would be called if they did?
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Re: A pop Up Text box with user form to write quick notes and save in Outlook
“Before you play two notes, learn how to play one note, y’know? And don’t play one note unless you’ve got a reason to play it.” ~ Mark Hollis †
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Re: A pop Up Text box with user form to write quick notes and save in Outlook
You are correct. I wish someone can add it as a widget. There are several widgets available but not this simple widget.
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Re: A pop Up Text box with user form to write quick notes and save in Outlook
If you mean you want OneNote added to Outlook, click on the More Apps icon:jonnathanjons wrote: ↑11 May 2023, 07:20You are correct. I wish someone can add it as a widget. There are several widgets available but not this simple widget.
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Re: A pop Up Text box with user form to write quick notes and save in Outlook
Hello Leif, thanks for the response. I was wishing for a widget which can add a button to the ribbon which can launch this note . with vba script provided by HansV.