Working with current open email

Question

I would like to get the active opened MailItem (whether it\'s a new mail or a received mail). I need to add some content to that mail when the user runs my macro. I\'m using

Answer 1

            '
            Dim myOlExp As Outlook.Explorer
            Dim myOlSel As Outlook.Selection

            Set myOlExp = Application.ActiveExplorer
            Set myOlSel = myOlExp.Selection
            'MsgBox myOlSel.item(1)


            Dim selectedFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder
              Set selectedFolder = myOlExp.CurrentFolder
            Dim itemMessage As String
              itemMessage = "Item is unknown."


             Dim expMessage As String
             expMessage = "Your current folder is " & selectedFolder.Name & "." & vbCrLf

             If myOlSel.Count > 0 Then

                             Dim selObject As Object
                            Set selObject = myOlSel.item(1)

                            If (TypeOf selObject Is Outlook.mailItem) Then
                                Dim mailItem As Outlook.mailItem
                                Set mailItem = selObject
                                itemMessage = "The item is an e-mail message." & " The subject is " & mailItem.Subject & "."
                                mailItem.Display (False)

                            ElseIf (TypeOf selObject Is Outlook.contactItem) Then
                                Dim contactItem As Outlook.contactItem
                                Set contactItem = selObject
                                itemMessage = "The item is a contact." & " The full name is " & contactItem.Subject & "."
                                contactItem.Display (False)

                            ElseIf (TypeOf selObject Is Outlook.AppointmentItem) Then
                                Dim apptItem As Outlook.AppointmentItem
                                Set apptItem = selObject
                                itemMessage = "The item is an appointment." & apptItem.Subject & "."

                            ElseIf (TypeOf selObject Is Outlook.taskItem) Then
                                Dim taskItem As Outlook.taskItem
                                Set taskItem = selObject
                                itemMessage = "The item is a task." & " The body is " & taskItem.Body & "."
                            ElseIf (TypeOf selObject Is Outlook.meetingItem) Then
                                Dim meetingItem As Outlook.meetingItem
                                Set meetingItem = selObject
                                itemMessage = "The item is a meeting item. " & "The subject is " & meetingItem.Subject & "."
                            End If
                        End If
                        expMessage = expMessage & itemMessage
                    MsgBox (expMessage)
            End Sub