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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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get message id of sent item from exchange in cache mode in outlook

I am getting message id (using propertyaccessor) in outlook for microsoft exchange emails for sent items if not using cached mode. But, in cached mode, it is empty. How to get it in cached mode ?
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How to reach formRegion_FormRegionInitializing runtime?

Hello I'm trying to show/hide formRegion in outlook 2007 at Runtime. I have it showing/hiding with e.Cancel in FormRegionFactory_FormRegionInitializing, but it only refreshes when users selects another email. How do i reach event at runtime or there…
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How do you display buttons in the Outlook Quick Access Toolbar using XML

I've created a new Outlook 2013 addin C# VSTO project in VS 2012. I've added an XML file to customise the ribbon to add a new tab with 2 existing buttons. But I can't make buttons appear in the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT). Below is the XML I've…
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Addins can't capture calendar event on Outlook 2010 32bit

As guidance on internet, I wrote an example addin to capture calendar(appointment) add/remove/change event, this is my code: private Outlook.Folder mOutlookFolder = null; private Outlook.Items mItems = null; private void…
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Open a Outlook ribbon control programatically

I am working on a C# Office COM Addin that has an adjoining form region that is associated with the Appointment message class. I am trying to open the Recurrence toggle button on the ribbon through code. I've tried Office.CommandBars interface and…
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Resize Outlook Form Region

When I found out that I couldn't control the expanding/collapsing of the form regions, it made me sad. I decided to look into controlling how much the form pops out. This has made me sadder still. It seems that while I can control the height, the…
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Outlook Add-in Exception - How to check the type of Outlook.Item?

I have an Outlook 2013 Add-in, Outlook.MAPIFolder inboxFolder; Outlook.Items mailInboxItems; private void ThisAddIn_Startup(object sender, EventArgs e) { ... other code --- mailInboxItems = inboxFolder.Items; mailInboxItems.ItemAdd +=…
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How, can get the exact sent Email from Sent Items folder?

VSTO: Outlook 2007 Add-In Project. I have Sent an sampleEmail using a custom button in the Ribbon control. Now, How, can get the sampleEmail from Sent Items folder? I tried by using the Entry ID property. but that was not helpful after the Email is…
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VSTO Outlook Add-in - How to check if resources (COM) are NOT collected upon Shutdown()?

I have a VSTO Outlook 2013 Add-in that has been deployed. From an end-user's standpoint, is there a way to check if the add-in (COM) has not been deallocated / cleaned-up / closed correctly? From a developer's standpoint, how do I know what to…
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This add-in caused Outlook to start slowly

This message is shown on startup on Outlook 2013 for an Outlook AddIn developed using .Net 3.5. I have tried the suggestions in this post: This addin caused outlook to start slowly But without any luck. This is my initial method: private void…
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Outlook Interop: how to get deleted items folder or trash folder for each of the accounts

I'm trying to get all the Deleted Items or Trash folders for all the mail accounts in Outlook. I'm using Outlook Interop in C#, but I can only find the way to get the deleted items folder in the default mail account on MSDN:…
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Fastest way to move outlook emails to postgresql db using Npgsql

I have around 200 000 emails in outlooks public folders. Exporting to pst is a little bit fast but I don't know if psts are reliable. Also decoding it perfectly(with attachments) became a big headache. python lib doesn’t save attachments. Java lib…
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Is it possible to customize the Outlook Conferencing Add in?

I want to modify the labels of the outlook conferencing add in... e.g. I want to change the "Schedule a live meeting" text to say "Schedule my meeting". is it possible using VSTO? or I can create only new add ins using VSTO and not customize the…
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Outlook just hangs while debugging VSTO Addin

I am using Visual Studio 2013 and trying to develop a C# Outlook Add-In project for Outlook 2013 client installations at my enterprise employer. What could cause Outlook to not load completely, i.e. upon pressing F5 to Start Debugging my…
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How to access shared mailbox's Contacts Address Book in Outlook programmatically

I have four mailboxes in my Outlook 2013 client at work, my personal (Me@MyCompany.Com) and the other three are shared mailboxes for projects/teams I am on, for example, (Sales@MyCompany.Com), (ProjectFinance@MyCompany.Com), etc. I am using C# and…
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