The Daily Dose

Creating an Appointment in Outlook 2010
Creating an Appointment in Outlook 2010 Part II

You can download MGoogleCal.zip

Here are the steps to install the code.

1. Download the zip file from the link above
2. Unzip the four files and make a note of where they are
3. Open Outlook 2010
4. Press Alt+F11 to open the VBE
5. Press Ctrl+R to show the Project Explorer

   

   Yours will no doubt look different than mine, but you should have a project called VbaProject.OTM.

6. Right click anywhere in that project and choose Import File…
7. Import the two .bas files and the one .frm file (you have to do them all separately)

   

8. Edit (thanks Steffan): Choose Tools – References from the menu and add a reference to Microsoft VBScript Regular Expressions 5.5
9. Choose Debug – Compile from the VBE menu
10. Choose File – Save VbaProject.OTM from the VBE menu
11. Close the VBE
12. Right click on the Ribbon and choose Customize Quick Access Toolbar
13. Choose Macros from the Choose commands from: dropdown
14. Add MakeGoogleAppointment to the Customize Quick Access Toolbar listbox

    

15. Press Alt+4 to open the form. My icon is fourth on the QAT so Alt+4 will run the macro. Yours may be in a different spot, so use the number for your situation. If you just press Alt, you’ll see the numbers on the QAT.
16. Create an appointment

    

17. Click OK

    

18. And you’re done.

Important: Don’t forget this is mostly untested. Install at your own risk. And let me know what doesn’t work.