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Outlook addins are self-contained programs that modify,extend or add functionality to Microsoft Outlook desktop client. Please use "outlook-web-addins" tag for questions regarding the new model of Outlook Add-ins, which are web-based and can run on Desktop, Web, and Mobile.

Outlook addins are self-contained programs that modify, extend or add functionality to Microsoft Outlook desktop client. They are either COM addins or VSTO addins.

These addins are typically written using tools:

  1. Visual Studio
  2. Visual Studio Tools for Office
  3. VB6

Visual Studio 2013 prior editions provide project templates which can be used to create application-level add-ins for Microsoft Outlook. You can use add-ins to automate Outlook, extend Outlook features, or customize the Outlook user interface.

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How to deploy Outlook 2013 add-in with simplest installation

I am currently using ClickOnce to deploy the simple Outlook 2013 Add-in I developed. It seems like it will generate a folder with 3 files inside. Users have to open the folder and run the setup.exe file, the popup windows will require users to…
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Associate ClientId with Outlook add-in

Using Microsoft's Sellers Dashboard, I've created and published an Outlook (office365) add-in. I've also created ClientId and used it to work with api. For about one year everithing was fine, but several weeks ago I faced error when I was trying to…
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How to reference, Shared mailbox hosted on Exchange Server

I'm attempting to reference a shared inbox in Outlook hosted on our exchange server. The method I've found outlookApplication.GetNamespace("MAPI").getSharedDefaultFolder(inbox_owner, folder_type) only returns a users main inbox (at least, when I…
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appointment item change event of outlook called 2 times in c#

I am developing outlook add-in for which I have to track appointment item add, change & remove events. So I am using bellow code. public Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.Application app = null; public Outlook.NameSpace ns = null; public…
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The "RegisterFormRegions" task failed unexpectedly

I am trying to create a simple Outlook 2013 Add-In in Visual Studio 2015,but the build fails with the following errors: The "RegisterFormRegions" task failed unexpectedly. System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly…
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Message source of Office 365 Outlook Email

I need to extract the message source of an email present in the office 365 outlook account in to my javascript app. Is there any method/api to do so? Message source with complete headers and body parts. Thanks!
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Outlook VBA insert URL not working

I can insert manually a picture into an outlook 2010 new email using "Insert picture" and the “insert link to file” feature. In the File field I enter the link: http://www.example.com/image.php?s1=song1.net & c1=composer The link returns an image…
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Outlook plugin move mail item is slow

I'm working on a plugin for outlook that moves emails to a folder. Is working fine but looks like the move method of MailItem is slow take 4-5 seconds to move 10 emails I'm using something like for (int i = folder.Items.Count; i > 0; i--) { …
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C# VSTO Outlook Outgoing Message Hyperlink

I am creating a C# VSTO add-in for Outlook 2010. I am attempting to generate a hyperlink at the insertion point of the active outgoing message that is being worked on (the hyperlink is inserted via a button on the message window ribbon). All other…
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What is the event name for start time in calendar of asp.net outlook 2007 add in?

I am very new in outlook 2007 add in project. I would like to know the event name when I select the start time in calendar of outlook (as below code that I tried for event). Thanks in advance. namespace OutlookAddIn1 { public partial class…
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Outlook 2010 Customize Design of Message Header in both Reading Pane and Open Message Window

I am developing an Oulook 2010 Addin with Visual Studio 2013. I need to design the Mail Message Header in both the "Open Mail Window" and the "Reading Pane". I tried using "Design A Form" within Outlook BUT: a) Many of the default controls are…
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Custom Form disappears when switching pages in outlook appointment inspector

I'm banging my head on this for the last 3 days: I'm using vs 2013 to develop an Add-in to Outlook 2010 using Add-in Express. I have created a custom form (inherited from Outlook.OL.ADXOlForm) and configured it in ADXOlFormsManager to be shown at…
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Office Addin gettin disabled if network drive is inaccessable

I have an outlook addin which is located on the network drive for all users to use. When network fails may it be because of a cable that plugged out, or a system issue, if at that moment, the user launches Outlook (when no network is available),…
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Prevent Outlook 2013 Addin deactivation

I am developing an AddIn for Outlook. Outlook 2013 deactivates AddIns if they take to long to start. As i am writing my AddIn in C#, it the .Net Enviroment needs to be loaded and that takes time. The actual startup of the AddIn is very…
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How to avoid embedded (inline) images when saving outlook email attachments

I have written a method to save outlook email attachments into hard disk and convert the file into Base64String. When I was saving the attachments, the embedded (inline) images also getting saved, even though they are not REAL attachments. I wanted…
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