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For Outlook 2007:

Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming: Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators

(ISBN 1-55558-346-6, Digital Press)

Totally revised for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to include information on new objects like Table, PropertyAccessor, and StorageItem, examples of scripting Outlook rules and creating views, and many other ready-to-run, practical samples to make your work in Outlook more productive.

Complete table of contents: jump2007.pdf (PDF, 109kb)

Sample chapters:

• Chapter 1 - What You Can Do with Outlook 2007 (PDF, 794kb)
• Chapter 5: Introducing Form Regions
• Chapter 17: Working with Item Bodies in Outlook 2007
• Chapter 24: Generating Reports on Outlook 2007 Data

From the Barnes & Noble Review: "As powerful as Microsoft Outlook is 'out of the box,' it's way more powerful with a little customization. We're not talking heavy-duty Visual Studio legerdemain: just stuff a reasonably sophisticated user can do with Outlook's own tools and features -- and some expert help. Well, nobody's more of an expert on customizing Outlook than Microsoft MVP Sue Mosher."

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For Outlook 2003,
Outlook 2002 (Office XP), and Outlook 2000

Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart for Administrators, Developers, and Power Users

(ISBN 1-555-58286-9, Digital Press)

This is a full revision of Sue Mosher's Teach Yourself Microsoft Outlook 2000 Programming, updated to cover Outlook 2002, as well as Outlook 2000. As very little changed in Outlook 2003 for programmers, it's also the better book for that version. 

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