Create Outlook add-ins in VB. NET, C++ and C#
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Add-in Express™
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Creating Outlook COM add-ins / plugins with Add-in Express

The video was captured on Visual Studio .NET 2008 with Add-in Express for Office and .NET 2009. The video shows:

  • How to create new Outlook-add-in solutions
  • How to build and register add-in solutions
  • How to add a new command bar to the Outlook Explorer window
  • How to add a new command bar to the Outlook Inspector window
  • How to add a custom item to the Outlook Explorer main menu
  • How to add a custom item to the Outlook Inspector main menu
  • How to handle events of command bar controls
  • How to get access to the Outlook object model
  • How to handle events of Outlook objects
  • How to add a new tab to the Tools | Options dialog
  • How to add a new tab to the Folder Properties dialog
  • How to add a custom pane to the Outlook Explorer window
  • How to add a custom pane to the Outlook Inspector window
Create Outlook add-ins in VB. NET, C++ and C#

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