I forgot an important detail.

Let's say I open a message in Outlook, and I want to select some of the body text. If I use a mouse, I point, click, and drag, and the text is selected.

But if I do not (or choose not to) use a pointing device, and need to select text via keyboard, keyboard navigation is disabled untl I navigate through the ribbons to the "Edit Text" command.

I am looking for a VBA way to activate the "Edit Message" command. The command is buried deeply in the UI: "Home > Action > Edit Message"