How do I troubleshoot the Outlook View Control?

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Problem Type : Outlook View Control
Problem Category : Product components

All of my applications build on the functionality of the Outlook View Control. To check for yourself whether this control is properly setup on your machine you can do the following:
  1. Press ALT+F11 or go through the menus Tools-Macro-Visual Basic Editor
  2. Then you should get a window that looks a lot like the one below:



  3. To test the Outlook View control we need to add a new UserForm. You do that, as can be seen above, by going to the Insert menu and selecting UserForm.

  4. If you don't already see the Toolbox window you need to display that window by clicking the button on the toolbar as seen below.

  5. Now - the Outlook View control is not on the toolbox by default - so you must add it. That is done by right-clicking on an empty area in the toolbox and selecting Additional Controls.

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  6. Now there is a long list of ActiveX-controls. They are in alphabetical order so you should browse down to Microsoft Outlook View Control.
    In Outlook 2003 the control has been renamed and is now called the "Microsoft Office Outlook View Control".



  7. Now you have an additional tool in your toolbox. Use it as seen below.

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  8. If you can see your own Inbox then Outlook View Control is properly installed. If you are still having a problem with my software - it is my fault. Please do let me know about it.
     If you don't see your inbox then there is a problem with the MS component. Sometimes Detect and Repair helps and sometimes applying the latest MS service pack helps. If nothing helps - please perform a complete re-install of MS Office.
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