How do I... Create custom toolbar buttons in Outlook?

Running a macro is simple: Select Tools | Macros, choose Macros from the resulting submenu, select the macro you want to run, and click Run. Simple, yes. Efficient, no. You could complete some tasks quicker than you could execute the macro!

When running a macro takes more work than doing the job yourself, it makes sense to create a toolbar button to run it. Susan Harkins explains how it's done.

This download is also available as an entry in our How do I...? blog.