Hi Stan,
maybe the Object Browser is a good starting point. Please press F2 from
within the VBA environment, switch then from <All Libraries> to Outlook.
In the left pane you´ll see all classes, in the right one their methods,
properties, etc.
E.g. the MailItem has an Importance property.

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Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook
> I would like to create a macro that will change the importance setting
> within Outlook. I want to create an If statement to check the current
> setting. I just need some help getting started. Thanks.