# create the object
  use Mail::Outlook;
  my $outlook = new Mail::Outlook();

  # start with a folder
  my $outlook = new Mail::Outlook('Sent Items');

  # use the Win32::OLE::Const definitions
  use Mail::Outlook;
  use Win32::OLE::Const 'Microsoft Outlook';
  my $outlook = new Mail::Outlook(olFolderSentMail);

  # get/set the current folder
  my $folder = $outlook->folder();
  my $folder = $outlook->folder('Sent Items');