Attribute VB_Name = "modSendWithoutSave" 'Outlook productivity tools from Klemens Schmid (klemens.schmid@gmx.de) 'For more visit www.schmidks.de 'Sends a mail without saving it into the Sent Items folder. 'Helps to keep your mailbox smaller. 'Installation: 'Import the module to your Outlook VBA project. 'Invoke the macro "Addbutton" once to add the button to the toolbar. 'Known issues: 'After restarting Outlook the button is no longer at the desired location ' This can be avoided by invoking "AddButton" every time when Outlook starts ' This requires an Outlook extension - unfortunately Option Explicit Public Sub SendWithoutSave() 'perform the send Dim oInsp As Outlook.Inspector Dim oMail As Outlook.MailItem Dim oCntr As Object Dim bNoMailItem As Boolean 'make sure the function is invoked from a mail item If TypeName(Application.ActiveWindow) = "Inspector" Then 'There is an inspector! Set oInsp = Application.ActiveInspector 'Is it really a mail item? If TypeName(oInsp.CurrentItem) <> "MailItem" Then bNoMailItem = True End If Else bNoMailItem = True End If If bNoMailItem Then MsgBox "This function must be invoked from within a mail item" Exit Sub End If Set oMail = oInsp.CurrentItem 'prevent from save oMail.DeleteAfterSubmit = True 'Send it oMail.Send End Sub Public Sub AddButton() 'Add the command bar button "Send/Delete" to the inspector's toolbar Dim oInsp As Inspector Dim bDontClose As Boolean Dim cbb As CommandBarButton Dim cbbSend2 As CommandBarButton Dim cbStandard As CommandBar 'open the appropriate inspector Set oInsp = Application.CreateItem(olMailItem).GetInspector On Error Resume Next 'check whether button exists Set cbStandard = oInsp.CommandBars("Standard") Set cbb = cbStandard.FindControl(, , "SendWithoutSave") If Not cbb Is Nothing Then 'already exists -> nothing to do Exit Sub End If 'doesn't exist -> put it after the "Send" item (ID=2617) Set cbb = cbStandard.FindControl(ID:=2617) Set cbbSend2 = cbStandard.Controls.Add(msoControlButton, before:=cbb.Index + 1) cbbSend2.TooltipText = "Send this mail without saving it into the Sent Items folder" cbbSend2.Caption = "Send/Delete" cbbSend2.Tag = "SendWithoutSave" 'assign the proc to be called cbbSend2.OnAction = "SendWithoutSave" 'needed to commit our actions ... oInsp.Close olDiscard End Sub