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>>>.SendKeys("%T")
>.SendKeys("E")<<
>I guess the first line activates the 'Tools' menu, but what does the second line do? I cannot see any menu bar which has and 'E' option (not in Office XP, anyway).
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I looked at the Outlook XP documentation on the MSFT website and found that there is a shortcut key combination to check for new mail, CTRL+M or F5 that may work for you.