Dial Method
Displays the New Call dialog box that allows users to dial the primary phone number of a specified contact.
expression.Dial(ContactItem)
expression Required. An expression that returns a NameSpace object.
ContactItem Optional Variant. The Contactitem object of the contact you want to dial.
Example
The following example opens the New Call dialog box.
Sub DialContact()
'Opens the New Call dialog
Dim olApp As Outlook.Application
Set olApp = Outlook.Application
olApp.GetNamespace("Mapi").Dial
End Sub
The following example opens the New Call dialog box with the Contact's information.
Sub DialContact()
'Opens the New Call dialog with the contact info
Dim olApp As Outlook.Application
Dim objContact As ContactItem
Set olApp = Outlook.Application
Set objContact = olApp.GetNamespace("Mapi"). _
GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts).Items("Jeff Smith")
olApp.GetNamespace("Mapi").Dial objContact
End Sub