Select all text of Outlook message using VBA

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I need to code a shortcut that will quickly convert a text typed in a wrong language to the correct letters(assuming there are only two languages: English and Hebrew). This happens when one doesn't switch to the correct language and starts to type without looking at the screen.

In order to implement this I need to:

-> get the just typed text in a message/search/any other current field

-> select all

-> do the manipulation I need

-> paste the result of manipulatedText(initialText) to the place it came from.

I am not familiar with outlook object model so can someone please suggest a general guideline for implementation especially the objects I will have to approach. Thanks!

Eugene Astafiev · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-01 12:43:14Z

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Latest versions of Outlook use Word as an email editor. You are free to use the Word object model for manipulating the body in the way you need. The WordEditor property of the Inspector class returns an instance of the Document class from the Word object model.

All possible ways of working with bodies are described in the Chapter 17: Working with Item Bodies in MSDN.

But the Word object model (nor Outlook) doesn't provide any events for letting others know that a phrase or word was entered/typed. However, you may try to use a timer to check the state of the editor and do whatever you need if required.

answered Dec 1, 2014 at 12:43

Eugene Astafiev

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