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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 sent message in Outlook Addin

I am facing some problems trying to get the sent message from an Outlook plugin. In onItemSend event, I open a dialog where it shows some fields, with message information such as recipients, subject, etc and a button that will save these information…
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Add custom control outside Outlok ribbon

I'm new to develop Outlook add-in. I want to write a custom attach file service. When user select attached files, my add-in will upload these files to my server. I want to show a control display upload progress. And I want put this control in same…
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MAPI Property to get Junk Folder in Outlook 2007

I have a routine to get specific folders from an Outlook store: // Property Tag of SentFolder string propertyName = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/0x35E40102"; Outlook.Folders folders = store.GetRootFolder().Folders; object entry =…
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Where to find Ribbon Command Component

I am trying to catch the click event on a built-in ribbon command. This tutorial is the only suggestion I found, but it depends on a component called Ribbon Command that has to be placed somehow on the AddIn. There is no such component on the…
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VSTO Outlook 2013 third party dll not being found

I am trying to add third party lib to my Outlook 2013 adding written in C#. It consists from 2 components: .Net wrapper and C++ dll itself. I have referenced .net wrapper in the adding project and added C++ lib as a copy on build…
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Add LOCAL folder to IMAP store

I need to create folder in IMAP store. That folder needs to be a Local folder. When I call this code: for (int i = 1; i <= inboxFolder.Parent.Folders.Count; i++) { Log.Debug((RDOFolder2)inboxFolder.Parent.Folders[i]).FolderPath); } I get…
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Outlook 2003 Form Regions

I am creating an Outlook 2003 version of a Outlook 2007 add-in for appointment items. Is it possible create a form region in Outlook 2003 for appointment items? If not, is there a work around to achieve the same level of functionality? Thanks
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Outlook Addin: Avoid open items limit

My Outlook addin (VB.net) iterates through mail items and computes their size, like so: For Each m in fol.Items b = b + m.Size Next This works well, unless the Exchange folder has more than about 250 items in it, in which case I get an…
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How to shutdown outlook programatically Outlook in a 2010 AddIn Project?

I need to close outlook when time is 00:00 every day.Is there any method that closes outlook programatically? Thanks for help.
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Odd behavior when consuming an event in .NET called through RaiseEvent in a VB6 library

I have an Outlook COM-Addin written in VB.NET but that utlizes a few legacy VB6 libraries. When I run the application via Outlook, everything works fine however when the .NET add-in library is loaded out of process (called via a third party…
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Outlook 2013 Add-In MailItem creation blocking Outlook

I'm currently playing around with Office 2013 Add-Ins with Visual Studio 2013. I've created a Ribbon with a Button that displays a little Windows Form: private void outterMailCreateNewFaxBTN_Click(object sender, RibbonControlEventArgs e) …
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Expand recurrence data of Outlook appointment and get list of occurence dates.

Is there any way to expand recurrence pattern and get list of dates that recurrence will occur. Outlook.RecurrencePattern pattern = aitem.GetRecurrencePattern(); I can only get Number of occurrence. I tired with this, But I am not clear with…
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Event Handler not being added to new Mail Items

I'm trying to create a simple Outlook 2010 add-in that responds to new attachment events. The code below only works when I uncomment the MessageBox.Show line. But with it removed it appears not to add the event handler. What am I missing about the…
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how to know that a mailitem has arrived in the folder

I have to write a code when the user clicks on the Send button to move a mailitem to a folder My Folder and stop the sending functionality. I have achieved this through Below Code: void Application_ItemSend(object Item, ref bool Cancel) …
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Outlook Add In Outlook ShutDown Event

I am working on Outlook Add-In project. Is there any event or something that Outlook has been shut down?I need to call a service method just before outlook has been closed.
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