'Adds a link to the currently selected message to the clipboard Sub AddLinkToMessageInClipboard() Dim objMail As Object 'was earlier Outlook.MailItem Dim doClipboard As New DataObject Dim message As String 'One and ONLY one message muse be selected If Application.ActiveExplorer.Selection.Count <> 1 Then MsgBox ("Select one and ONLY one message.") Exit Sub End If Set objMail = Application.ActiveExplorer.Selection.Item(1) If objMail.Class = olMail Then doClipboard.SetText "[[outlook:" + objMail.EntryID + "][MESSAGE: " + objMail.Subject + " (" + objMail.SenderName + ")]]" ElseIf objMail.Class = olAppointment Then doClipboard.SetText "[[outlook:" + objMail.EntryID + "][MEETING: " + objMail.Subject + " (" + objMail.Organizer + ")]]" ElseIf objMail.Class = olTask Then doClipboard.SetText "[[outlook:" + objMail.EntryID + "][TASK: " + objMail.Subject + " (" + objMail.Owner + ")]]" ElseIf objMail.Class = olContact Then doClipboard.SetText "[[outlook:" + objMail.EntryID + "][CONTACT: " + objMail.Subject + " (" + objMail.FullName + ")]]" ElseIf objMail.Class = olJournal Then doClipboard.SetText "[[outlook:" + objMail.EntryID + "][JOURNAL: " + objMail.Subject + " (" + objMail.Type + ")]]" ElseIf objMail.Class = olNote Then doClipboard.SetText "[[outlook:" + objMail.EntryID + "][NOTE: " + objMail.Subject + " (" + " " + ")]]" Else doClipboard.SetText "[[outlook:" + objMail.EntryID + "][ITEM: " + objMail.Subject + " (" + objMail.MessageClass + ")]]" End If doClipboard.PutInClipboard End Sub