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Add-in Express 2010 for Office and VSTO - Public Release

[19 Dec, 2011] Version 6.6.4621

ALTERED:

Significant modifications in the Advanced Outlook Regions and Advanced Task Panes core to ensure compatibility with other Add-in Express products in 64-bit Office applications.

FIXED:

"Arithmetic operation resulted in an overflow" exception when an advanced region was used in Outlook 2010 x64.
An exception when changing the Text property of the ADXOlForm class using the Timer.Tick event handler.
Unexpected Unicode symbols were added to a message body when composing the email in some scenarios.
In Excel, ADXAfterCellEdit event was not raised after closing the "Select Range" dialog.
AdxCommandBarAdvancedControl lost its parent in some cases.

KNOWN ISSUES:

WPF + Office 2003 - 2007 Issues:

Various issues remain in all Office and .NET Framework versions caused by a partial incompatibility of the WPF core and Office GUI.

WebBrowser Control Issues:

In Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint, a host application may lose the focus after activating the WebBrowser control placed on an advanced region or advanced task pane.

Outlook 2003-2010 Issues:

WebViewPane region cannot be used for folders if their WebViewOn and WebViewUrl properties cannot be set. Possible solution is setting the "Allow Script in shared folders" and "Allow Script in Public Folders" options in the security settings. See also the following article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923933.
ADXOlForm placed in the WebViewPane region is flickering when switching between folders.

Outlook 2010 Issues:

TopSubpane, BottomSubpane, RightSubpane, LeftSubpane and FolderView regions for appointment folders do not work in Outlook 2010. We recommend using the DockTop, DockBottom, DockRight and DockLeft regions as an alternative.
Add-ins containing advanced regions built on Add-in Express 2009 are incompatible with add-ins built on Add-in Express 2010.
An ADXOlForm may lose the focus when switching between pages on Inspector windows.
Another form may become active when switching between Inspector pages if the forms were added to the same region by several add-ins.
BottomTodoBar region works only when Appointments or Task List is enabled in the ToDo bar options.

Social Connector Outlook Add-in Issues:

In Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, advanced regions may work incorrectly if the Social Connector Add-in is enabled/disabled manually. Outlook should be restarted for advanced regions to work correctly.
In Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, the ReadingPane region does not work if the Social Connector Add-in is installed.

InfoPath 2010 Issues:

Native Office 2010 custom task panes may not show up when a new instance of InfoPath is opened.

Office 2010 x64 Issues:

"Unable to create specified ActiveX control" exception may be thrown on an x64 host application if an add-in had been registered from Visual Studio before a newly created native Office task pane was added to the AddinModule.TaskPanes collection.

Add-in Express 2010 for Office and VSTO - Public Release

[20 Sep, 2011] Version 6.5.4620

ADDED:

ExpandFloating and CollapseFloating methods to the ADXOlForm, ADXExcelTaskPane, ADXWordTaskPane and ADXPowerPointTaskPane classes.
GetForm method to the ADXOlFormsCollectionItem class.
FoldersScope property to the ADXOLSolutionModule class.
IsNormalStateAllowed and IsMinimizeStateAllowed properties to the ADXOlFormsCollectionItem, ADXExcelTaskPanesCollectionItem, ADXPowerPointTaskPanesCollectionItem and ADXWordTaskPanesCollectionItem classes.

FIXED:

Exception when closing an Outlook inspector window that contained a minimized advanced form region.
Up and Down arrow keys did not work in complex controls displayed on the AxWebBrowser component when it was placed on an ADXOlForm.
Dock regions did not show up if another add-in was installed.
ADXWordTaskPane was created twice when opening a Word document.
RibbonControlExecute and GetRibbonControlSupertip methods did not work in Office 2010 applications.
SelectedItemIndex property of the ADXBackstageRadioGroup class always returned -1.
Exception in Office 2010 applications when adding Backstage controls with qualified IDs.
Visible property of the ADXBackstageFastCommandButton class did not work for built-in controls.
Wrong interops were added to ClickOnce-based installations.
Exception when the Localizable and Language properties were set in an ADXOlForm.
ADXCommandBarAdvancedControl showed up even if the Visible property was set to false.
PreviewKeyDown event of the WebBrowser component didn't work when the component was placed on an ADXExcelTaskpane, ADXWordTaskpane or ADXPowerPointTaskpane.
ADXSplitterMove event was not raised for an ADXOlForm located in a dock region.
Text parameter of the ADXBackstageComboBox.OnChange event was always null.

KNOWN ISSUES:

WPF + Office 2003 - 2007 Issues:

Various issues remain in all Office and .NET Framework versions caused by a partial incompatibility of the WPF core and Office GUI.

WebBrowser Control Issues:

In Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint, a host application may lose the focus after activating the WebBrowser control placed on an advanced region or advanced task pane.

Outlook 2003-2010 Issues:

WebViewPane region cannot be used for folders if their WebViewOn and WebViewUrl properties cannot be set. Possible solution is setting the "Allow Script in shared folders" and "Allow Script in Public Folders" options in the security settings. See also the following article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923933.
ADXOlForm placed in the WebViewPane region is flickering when switching between folders.

Outlook 2010 Issues:

TopSubpane, BottomSubpane, RightSubpane, LeftSubpane and FolderView regions for appointment folders do not work in Outlook 2010. We recommend using the DockTop, DockBottom, DockRight and DockLeft regions as an alternative.
Add-ins containing advanced regions built on Add-in Express 2009 are incompatible with add-ins built on Add-in Express 2010.
An ADXOlForm may lose the focus when switching between pages on Inspector windows.
Another form may become active when switching between Inspector pages if the forms were added to the same region by several add-ins.
BottomTodoBar region works only when Appointments or Task List is enabled in the ToDo bar options.

Social Connector Outlook Add-in Issues:

In Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, advanced regions may work incorrectly if the Social Connector Add-in is enabled/disabled manually. Outlook should be restarted for advanced regions to work correctly.
In Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, the ReadingPane region does not work if the Social Connector Add-in is installed.

InfoPath 2010 Issues:

Native Office 2010 custom task panes may not show up when a new instance of InfoPath is opened.

Office 2010 x64 Issues:

"Unable to create specified ActiveX control" exception may be thrown on an x64 host application if an add-in had been registered from Visual Studio before a newly created native Office task pane was added to the AddinModule.TaskPanes collection.

Add-in Express 2010 for Office and VSTO - Public Release

[24 Mar, 2011] Version 6.4.4619

ADDED:

CompleteReplacement Outlook form region - a complete replacement for all pages of the Inspector window.

FIXED:

ADXOlFormsCollectionItem.ApplyTo method did not work for the DockTop, DockBottom, DockRight and DockLeft Outlook view regions.
Advanced Excel task pane did not show up if a workbook was opened directly from the web in Excel 2007.
GDI resources leaks occurred when using advanced task panes or advanced Outlook regions.
Enter key did not work for controls loaded to the WebBrowser component that resided on an advanced Outlook region.
'Method not found' exception was thrown when an advanced task pane or an advanced Outlook region was used on a PC where SP2 for NET Framework 2.0 was not installed.
An exception when several Word instances were created and an advanced Word task was used.
An exception when the TransparencyKey property was set to a non-default value for ADXOlForm, ADXWordTaskPane, ADXExcelTaskPane and ADXPowerPointTaskPane.
Hidden advanced Word task panes were not deleted from the TaskPaneInstances collection when the 'Show all windows in the Taskbar' option was turned off.
DockTop, DockBottom, DockRight and DockLeft Outlook view regions did not show up when Outlook started up with several explorer windows.
The caption of an advanced Outlook region's header could not be modified at run-time.
Advanced Word task pane disappeared after switching between Word document views.
Advanced PowerPoint task pane was drawn incorrectly when it was displayed in the top position.
Space key did not work in Outlook 2003 Word e-mail editor after clicking on the Reading Pane.
Invalid ribbon XML was generated if the ADXRibbonQuickAccessToolbar component was used.
SelectedItemIndex property of the ADXBackstageDropDown component did not work.
In Outlook 2007, the context menu of calendar items didn't work correctly.
An exception was thrown when a hidden Outlook folder was set as a current folder programmatically.
WebViewPane region did not show up when an Outlook folder was opened in a new explorer window.
Advanced Excel task panes and advanced Outlook regions produced an exception when a raster font was set as the system menu font.
Advanced task panes and advanced Outlook regions threw an exception when a raster font was used as the system menu font.
An exception when Outlook was run through Automation and the WebViewPane region was used as the startup folder.

KNOWN ISSUES:

WPF + Office 2003 - 2007 Issues:

Various issues remain in all Office and .NET Framework versions caused by a partial incompatibility of the WPF core and Office GUI.

WebBrowser Control Issues:

In Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint, a host application may lose the focus after activating the WebBrowser control placed on an advanced region or advanced task pane.

Outlook 2003-2010 Issues:

WebViewPane region cannot be used for folders if their WebViewOn and WebViewUrl properties cannot be set. Possible solution is setting the "Allow Script in shared folders" and "Allow Script in Public Folders" options in the security settings. See also the following article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923933.
ADXOlForm placed in the WebViewPane region is flickering when switching between folders.

Outlook 2010 Issues:

TopSubpane, BottomSubpane, RightSubpane, LeftSubpane and FolderView regions for appointment folders do not work in Outlook 2010. We recommend using the DockTop, DockBottom, DockRight and DockLeft regions as an alternative.
Add-ins containing advanced regions built on Add-in Express 2009 are incompatible with add-ins built on Add-in Express 2010.
An ADXOlForm may lose the focus when switching between pages on Inspector windows.
Another form may become active when switching between Inspector pages if the forms were added to the same region by several add-ins.
BottomTodoBar region works only when Appointments or Task List is enabled in the ToDo bar options.

Social Connector Outlook Add-in Issues:

In Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, advanced regions may work incorrectly if the Social Connector Add-in is enabled/disabled manually. Outlook should be restarted for advanced regions to work correctly.
In Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, the ReadingPane region does not work if the Social Connector Add-in is installed.

InfoPath 2010 Issues:

Native Office 2010 custom task panes may not show up when a new instance of InfoPath is opened.

Office 2010 x64 Issues:

"Unable to create specified ActiveX control" exception may be thrown on an x64 host application if an add-in had been registered from Visual Studio before a newly created native Office task pane was added to the AddinModule.TaskPanes collection.

Add-in Express 2010 for Office and VSTO - Public Release

[1 Dec, 2010] Version 6.3.4618

ADDED:

Highlight method to the ADXOlForm, ADXExcelTaskPane, ADXWordTaskPane and ADXPowerPointTaskPane classes.

ALTERED:

Icon property of the ADXOlForm, ADXExcelTaskPane, ADXWordTaskPane and ADXPowerPointTaskPane classes can be changed at run-time.

FIXED:

The size of an ADXOlForm wasn't preserved in the 120 DPI display mode.
JavaScript KeyUp event was not raised for controls loaded to the WebBrowser component located on an advanced region.
In Outlook 2007, advanced regions were displayed incorrectly when MessageBox.Show was called in the ADXBeforeFormShow event.
Enter, Ctrl+C/X/V, Shift/Ctrl+Insert keyboard shortcuts didn't work in the Silverlight application hosted in the WebBrowser control located on an advanced region.
ADXPowerPointAppEvents.ProtectedViewWindowOpen event was not raised in PowerPoint 2010 when the ADXPowerPointTaskPanesManager component was used.
An advanced task pane was not displayed in the Protected View mode for Word 2010 and PowerPoint 2010.
In Outlook 2007, the "Not supported version" exception was thrown when a SharingItem was opened.
Visible property of the ADXRibbonTab component was handled incorrectly for built-in Office ribbon tabs.

KNOWN ISSUES:

WPF + Office 2003 - 2007 Issues:

Various issues remain in all Office and .NET Framework versions caused by a partial incompatibility of the WPF core and Office GUI.

WebBrowser Control Issues:

In Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint, a host application may lose the focus after activating the WebBrowser control placed on an advanced region or advanced task pane.

Outlook 2003-2010 Issues:

WebViewPane region cannot be used for folders if their WebViewOn and WebViewUrl properties cannot be set. Possible solution is setting the "Allow Script in shared folders" and "Allow Script in Public Folders" options in the security settings. See also the following article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923933.
ADXOlForm placed in the WebViewPane region is flickering when switching between folders.

Outlook 2010 Issues:

TopSubpane, BottomSubpane, RightSubpane, LeftSubpane and FolderView regions for appointment folders do not work in Outlook 2010. We recommend using the DockTop, DockBottom, DockRight and DockLeft regions as an alternative.
Add-ins containing advanced regions built on Add-in Express 2009 are incompatible with add-ins built on Add-in Express 2010.
An ADXOlForm may lose the focus when switching between pages on Inspector windows.
Another form may become active when switching between Inspector pages if the forms were added to the same region by several add-ins.
BottomTodoBar region works only when Appointments or Task List is enabled in the ToDo bar options.

Social Connector Outlook Add-in Issues:

In Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, advanced regions may work incorrectly if the Social Connector Add-in is enabled/disabled manually. Outlook should be restarted for advanced regions to work correctly.
In Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, the ReadingPane region does not work if the Social Connector Add-in is installed.

InfoPath 2010 Issues:

Native Office 2010 custom task panes may not show up when a new instance of InfoPath is opened.

Office 2010 x64 Issues:

"Unable to create specified ActiveX control" exception may be thrown on an x64 host application if an add-in had been registered from Visual Studio before a newly created native Office task pane was added to the AddinModule.TaskPanes collection.

Add-in Express 2010 for Office and VSTO - Public Hotfix

[21 Oct, 2010] Version 6.2.4617

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

FIXED:

Keyboard focus shifted to an Excel cell when typing into an Excel advanced task pane.
An unhandled exception was thrown by a COM add-in containing DockTop, DockBottom, DockRight or DockLeft regions in Outlook 2007.
DockLeft, DockTop, DockRight and DockBottom regions did not work properly in Outlook 2007 and 2010.
In Outlook 2010, the Space key did not work in the TopReadingPane, BottomReadingPane, LeftReadingPane and RightReadingPane regions.

Add-in Express 2010 for Office and VSTO - Public Release

[11 Oct, 2010] Version 6.2.4615

ADDED:

Support for Delphi Prism XE.
Support for TopReadingPane, BottomReadingPane, LeftReadingPane and RightReadingPane regions in Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010 when the Social Connector Add-in is installed.
ADXKeyFilter event to the ADXOlForm class.

FIXED:

The editor of the ADXRibbonTab.Context property did not allow selecting contextual tabs introduced in Office 2010.
Format Painter command was disabled in Word 2003 if ADXWordTaskPaneManager was used.
In the ribbon tab in-place designer, Visual Studio crashed when two Separators were placed side by side on a RibbonGroup and either of the was clicked on.
HostObj parameter of the WindowActivate event was invalid in Word 2003-2010.
Two clicks were necessary to return focus from an ADXWordTaskPane to a Word document.
ADXBeforeCellEdit and ADXAfterCellEdit events were not raised in Excel 2007 and 2010 if the "Allow editing directly in cells" option was checked.
Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V shortcuts did not work in some scenarios when using the ADXOlFormManager component.
Enter and Escape keys did not work for controls placed on ADXOlForm.
On Windows 2000, an exception was thrown when a COM add-in containing advanced view regions or advanced task panes was loaded.
CurrentTaskPaneInstance property of the ADXWordTaskPanesCollectionItem class returned null at debug-time.
TaskPaneInstance property of the ADXPowerPointTaskPanesCollectionItem class returned null at debug-time.
On Windows Server 2008 x64 with a running Hyper-V virtual machine, an exception was thrown when a COM add-in containing advanced view regions was loaded into Outlook 2010.
ADXBeforeCellEdit and ADXAfterCellEdit events were not raised in Excel if a cell was edited using the Formula Bar.
An advanced task pane was duplicated when the Word application was run through Automation.
Advanced task pane was hidden for another document opened in a separate window in Word 2010.

KNOWN ISSUES:

Delphi Prism Issues:

Before adding the ADXOlFormsManager, ADXExcelTaskPaneManager, ADXWordTaskPaneManager or ADXPowerPointTaskPaneManager component to the add-in module, it is necessary to add an appropriate assembly to References manually.
FormClassName and TaskPaneClassName properties of the ADXOlFormsCollectionItem, ADXWordTaskPanesCollectionItem, ADXExcelTaskPanesCollectionItem and ADXPowerPointTaskPanesCollectionItem classes cannot be chosen from the drop-down list at design-time. These properties can be changed manually by entering a full type name of the appropriate form.
AddinModule designer cannot be created in Delphi Prism 2011 when a project targets .NET Framework 4.0.

WPF + Office 2003 - 2007 Issues:

Various issues remain in all Office and .NET Framework versions caused by a partial incompatibility of the WPF core and Office GUI.

WebBrowser Control Issues:

In Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint, a host application may lose the focus after activating the WebBrowser control placed on an advanced region or advanced task pane.

Outlook 2003-2010 Issues:

WebViewPane region cannot be used for folders if their WebViewOn and WebViewUrl properties cannot be set. Possible solution is setting the "Allow Script in shared folders" and "Allow Script in Public Folders" options in the security settings. See also the following article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923933.

Outlook 2010 Issues:

TopSubpane, BottomSubpane, RightSubpane, LeftSubpane and FolderView regions for appointment folders do not work in Outlook 2010. We recommend using the DockTop, DockBottom, DockRight and DockLeft regions as an alternative.
Add-ins containing advanced regions built on Add-in Express 2009 are incompatible with add-ins built on Add-in Express 2010.
An ADXOlForm may lose the focus when switching between pages on Inspector windows.
ADXOlForm placed in the WebViewPane region is flickering when switching between folders.
Another form may become active when switching between Inspector pages if the forms were added to the same region by several add-ins.
BottomTodoBar region works only when Appointments or Task List is enabled in the ToDo bar options.

Social Connector Outlook Add-in Issues:

In Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, advanced regions may work incorrectly if the Social Connector Add-in is enabled/disabled manually. Outlook should be restarted for advanced regions to work correctly.
In Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, the ReadingPane region does not work if the Social Connector Add-in is installed.

InfoPath 2010 Issues:

Native Office 2010 custom task panes may not show up when a new instance of InfoPath is opened.

Office 2010 x64 Issues:

"Unable to create specified ActiveX control" exception may be thrown on an x64 host application if an add-in had been registered from Visual Studio before a newly created native Office task pane was added to the AddinModule.TaskPanes collection.

Add-in Express 2010 for Office and VSTO - Public Release

[27 Jul, 2010] Version 6.1.4613

ADDED:

Task Pane based regions for the Outlook Explorer window: DockTop, DockBottom, DockRight and DockLeft in Outlook 2007 and 2010 only.

FIXED:

HostMajorVersion property returned a wrong value in Visio.
Excel 2010 x64 lost keyboard focus after entering text into controls located on an ADXExcelTaskPane and switching back to a worksheet.
A non-default value of the ADXBackstageLayoutContainer.ChildrenAlign property produced an error during the add-in loading.
A bug with incorrect triggering of the OfficeColorSchemeChanged event in Office 2010 applications.
An error when installing the Premium package of Add-in Express on a PC where the DEP is enabled for all programs and services.

KNOWN ISSUES:

Delphi Prism Issues:

Before adding the ADXOlFormsManager, ADXExcelTaskPaneManager, ADXWordTaskPaneManager or ADXPowerPointTaskPaneManager component to the add-in module, it is necessary to add an appropriate assembly to References manually.
FormClassName and TaskPaneClassName properties of the ADXOlFormsCollectionItem, ADXWordTaskPanesCollectionItem, ADXExcelTaskPanesCollectionItem and ADXPowerPointTaskPanesCollectionItem classes cannot be chosen from the drop-down list at design-time. These properties can be changed manually by entering a full type name of the appropriate form.
AddinModule designer cannot be created in Delphi Prism 2011 when a project targets .NET Framework 4.0.

WPF + Office 2003 - 2007 Issues:

Various issues remain in all Office and .NET Framework versions caused by a partial incompatibility of the WPF core and Office GUI.

WebBrowser Control Issues:

In Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint, a host application may lose the focus after activating the WebBrowser control placed on an advanced region or advanced task pane.

Outlook 2003-2010 Issues:

WebViewPane region cannot be used for folders if their WebViewOn and WebViewUrl properties cannot be set. Possible solution is setting the "Allow Script in shared folders" and "Allow Script in Public Folders" options in the security settings. See also the following article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923933.

Outlook 2010 Issues:

TopSubpane, BottomSubpane, RightSubpane, LeftSubpane and FolderView regions for appointment folders do not work in Outlook 2010. We recommend using the DockTop, DockBottom, DockRight and DockLeft regions as an alternative.
Add-ins containing advanced regions built on Add-in Express 2009 are incompatible with add-ins built on Add-in Express 2010.
An ADXOlForm may lose the focus when switching between pages on Inspector windows.
ADXOlForm placed in the WebViewPane region is flickering when switching between folders.
Another form may become active when switching between Inspector pages if the forms were added to the same region by several add-ins.
BottomTodoBar region works only when Appointments or Task List is enabled in the ToDo bar options.

Social Connector Outlook Add-in Issues:

In Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, advanced regions may work incorrectly if the Social Connector Add-in is enabled/disabled manually. Outlook should be restarted for advanced regions to work correctly.
In Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, ReadingPane regions do not work if the Social Connector Add-in is installed.

Excel 2003-2010 Issues:

ADXBeforeCellEdit and ADXAfterCellEdit events are not raised if a cell is edited using the Formula Bar.

InfoPath 2010 Issues:

Native Office 2010 custom task panes may not show up when a new instance of InfoPath is opened.

Word 2003-2010 Issues:

CurrentTaskPaneInstance property of the ADXWordTaskPanesCollectionItem class returns null at debug-time.

Office 2010 x64 Issues:

"Unable to create specified ActiveX control" exception may be thrown on an x64 host application if an add-in had been registered from Visual Studio before a newly created native Office task pane was added to the AddinModule.TaskPanes collection.

Add-in Express 2009 for Office and VSTO - Public Release

[20 Jul, 2010] Version 5.3.3612

FIXED:

PowerPoint 2003 crashed when cleaning a project in the Visual Studio IDE.
ADXBuiltInControl component did not work for Outlook inspectors.
A Ribbon tab with custom controls was missing when opening several inspectors at a time.
Ribbon button event was not raised in Excel 2010 after showing the Backstage view.
ADXWordTaskPane caused Word to hang up in memory when opening several document windows.
An exception when disabling an add-in in the COM Add-ins dialog box.
A context menu shown on ADXExcelTaskPane was not closed after clicking on the same ADXExcelTaskPane.
Custom events were not raised for any 3rd-party controls placed on Office toolbars.
Minor design-time bugs with Ribbon split buttons.
Format Painter command was disabled if ADXWordTaskPaneManager was used.
Handled parameter of the OnError event of the ADXOlFormsManager, ADXExcelTaskPaneManager, ADXWordTaskPaneManager, ADXPowerPointTaskPaneManager components was ignored in some cases.
Excess usage of CPU when ADXOlFormsManager is used.
An exception when trying to set the WebViewUrl property for the Outlook folder for which a WebViewPane region was created.
Impossibility to show an advanced control programmatically when several windows are open.
An exception when disconnecting an add-in that uses the ADXContextMenu component in Outlook 2003.
Impossibility to intercept the Print command (the button ID is 2521) with the ADXBuiltInControl component.
FolderNames property was ignored when the FolderName property was not set.
Items of the ADXOlFormsManager, ADXExcelTaskPanesManager, ADXWordTaskPanesManager and ADXPowerPointTaskPanesManager components were deleted at design-time if the collection editor was canceled.
A bug when ADXOlForm, ADXExcelTaskPane, ADXWordTaskPane and ADXPowerPointTaskPane had different sizes at design-time and run-time.
A bug with editing TreeView nodes located on an ADXExcelTaskPane.
ADXWordTaskPane showed up when any document was activated if the task pane was previously hidden using the Visible property.
Keyboard focus was set to the Body field instead of the To field in the Outlook 2003 Inspector window when Microsoft Word was used as a default e-mail editor and an advanced form region was embedded.
DragDrop icon showed up for invisible Outlook panes.
In multi-display environment, the ADXOlFormsManager, ADXExcelTaskPaneManager, ADXWordTaskPaneManager and ADXPowerPointTaskPaneManager collection editors were opened in an incorrect position.
Slow Outlook startup when using the WebViewPane region.
Memory leaks when changing an icon on a command bar button.
A Ribbon combobox with a non-empty IdMso property wasn't painted after re-opening the Ribbon Tab designer.
ADXContextMenu component raised an exception in Excel 2007 if its CommandBarName property was set to the Cell value.
Limitation in the number of characters for the Certificate password in the Publish wizard.
.NET Framework version in LaunchConditions of the setup project didn't match the runtime version of the add-in project.
UseForRibbon property of the ADXMainMenu, ADXOlExplorerMainMenu and ADXOlInspectorMainMenu components didn't work if set in the AddInInitilize event handler.
ADXRibbonCommand component cancelled the default action of Ribbon controls in some cases.
ADXRibbonCommand didn't intercept an action if several ADXRibbonCommand components with the same IdMso were added to the add-in module.
ActionEx event wasn't triggered for the ADXCommandBarComboBox, ADXCommandBarDwopDown and ADXCommandBarEdit components.
ADXCommandBarButton.DisableStandardAction didn't prevent the standard action of a built-in command bar button if no Click event handler was specified.
Ribbon menu items were not painted in the Ribbon Tab designer if the Dynamic property of the ADXRibbonMenu component was set to true.
An error when installing the Premium package of Add-in Express on a PC where the DEP is enabled for all programs and services.
Some misprints in Output messages when building a setup project.
UseForRibbon property of the ADXContextMenu component could not be set to false.
An exception in the Ribbon designer when attempting to sel ect a control after its parent was changed.
Incorrect behavior of the Backspace key in Outlook when using Korean symbols.
BottomTodoBar region may have shown up in the Navigation Pane.
An exception when ADXExcelTaskPane is closed using the Close button.
A bug with incorrect behavior of advanced regions when the ADXOlForm.AutoSize property was set to True.
Excel crashed when pressing the Enter key in the Edit Series dialog after specifying a Series name range.
An exception in Excel when an ADXExcelTaskPane is hidden after being shown from the Minimized state if there are no open workbooks.

KNOWN ISSUES:

Delphi Prism Issues:

Before adding the ADXOlFormsManager, ADXExcelTaskPaneManager, ADXWordTaskPaneManager or ADXPowerPointTaskPaneManager component to the add-in module, it is necessary to add an appropriate assembly to References manually.
FormClassName and TaskPaneClassName properties of the ADXOlFormsCollectionItem, ADXWordTaskPanesCollectionItem, ADXExcelTaskPanesCollectionItem and ADXPowerPointTaskPanesCollectionItem classes cannot be chosen fr om the drop-down list at design-time. These properties can be changed manually by entering a full type name of the appropriate form.

WPF + Office 2003 - 2007 Issues:

Various issues remain in all Office and .NET Framework versions caused by a partial incompatibility of the WPF core and Office GUI.

WebBrowser Control Issues:

In Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint, a host application may lose the focus after activating the WebBrowser control placed on an advanced region or advanced task pane.

Outlook 2003-2010 Issues:

Add-ins containing advanced regions built on Add-in Express 2009 are incompatible with add-ins built on Add-in Express 2010.
Advanced View Regions in Explorer layouts are not supported in Microsoft Outlook 2010.
WebViewPane region cannot be used for folders if their WebViewOn and WebViewUrl properties cannot be set. Possible solution is setting the "Allow Script in shared folders" and "Allow Script in Public Folders" options in the security settings. See also the following article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923933.

Social Connector Outlook Add-in Issues:

In Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, advanced regions may work incorrectly if the Social Connector Add-in is enabled/disabled manually. Outlook should be restarted for advanced regions to work correctly.
In Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, ReadingPane regions do not work if the Social Connector Add-in is installed.

Excel 2003-2010 Issues:

ADXBeforeCellEdit and ADXAfterCellEdit events are not raised if a cell is edited using the Formula Bar.

InfoPath 2010 Issues:

Native Office 2010 custom task panes may not show up when a new instance of InfoPath is opened.

Word 2003-2010 Issues:

CurrentTaskPaneInstance property of the ADXWordTaskPanesCollectionItem class returns null at debug-time.

Add-in Express 2010 for Office and VSTO - Public Release

[14 Jul, 2010] Version 6.0.4612

ADDED:

Support for Visual Studio 2010.
Support for Microsoft Office 2010 x86 and x64.
Support for Delphi Prism 2011.
Support for Outlook 2010 Solutions Module.
Support for Office 2010 Backstage View.
OutlookShutdownBehavior property to the add-in module.
Support for Office 2010 Ribbon context menus.
Support for the Ribbon UI in Microsoft Project 2010, Visio 2010 and InfoPath 2010.
Support of new events introduced in Office 2010 applications.
Support for the Ribbon separator control (ADXRibbonSeparator) in the Office 2010 buttonGroup control (ADXRibbonButtonGroup).
HostMajorVersion property to the add-in module.
HostBitness property to the add-in module.
ADXSplitterMove event to ADXOlForm, ADXExcelTaskPane, ADXWordTaskPane and ADXPowerPointTaskPane classes.
ActivateStandardPane method to the ADXOlForm class.
UseOfficeThemeForBackground property to the ADXOlFormsCollectionItem, ADXExcelTaskPanesCollectionItem, ADXWordTaskPanesCollectionItem and ADXPowerPointTaskPanesCollectionItem classes.
RegionState property to the ADXOlForm, ADXExcelTaskPane, ADXWordTaskPane and ADXPowerPointTaskPane classes.
ADXPowerPointTaskPanesCollectionItem.TaskPaneInstances property.
Support of the BottomTodoBar region for Outlook 2010.
Support of the ADXTodoBarHide, ADXTodoBarMinimize and ADXTodoBarShow events of the ADXOlFormsManager component for Outlook 2010.
Support for ReadingPane regions in Outlook 2010 if the Social Connector Add-in is not installed.
Support of advanced regions for the SharingItem and Mobile Inspectors in Outlook 2010.
Ability to change the size of advanced regions and advanced task panes programmatically if the Splitter property of corresponding items is set to Standard.
HandleShortcuts property of the add-in module is set to true automatically when a new ADXKeyboardShortcut component is added.

ALTERED:

All project files are created in the UTF8 format now.

FIXED:

PowerPoint 2003 crashed when cleaning a project in the Visual Studio IDE.
ADXBuiltInControl component did not work for Outlook inspectors.
ADXWordTaskPane caused Word to hang up in memory when opening several document windows.
Ribbon button event was not raised in Excel 2010 after showing the Backstage view.
Ribbon menu items were not painted in the Ribbon Tab designer if the Dynamic property of the ADXRibbonMenu component was set to true.
ADXCommandBarButton.DisableStandardAction didn't prevent the standard action of a built-in command bar button if no Click event handler was specified.
ActionEx event wasn't triggered for the ADXCommandBarComboBox,ADXCommandBarDwopDown and ADXCommandBarEdit components.
A Ribbon combobox with a non-empty IdMso property wasn't painted after re-opening the Ribbon Tab designer.
.NET Framework version in LaunchConditions of the setup project didn't match the runtime version of the add-in project.
An exception when opening Office 2010 64-bit if an icon was set for a ribbon control.
UseForRibbon property didn't work for command bars when a COM add-in was running in Office 2010 64-bit.
An exception when disabling an add-in in the COM Add-ins dialog box.
ADXRibbonCommand component cancelled the default action of Ribbon controls in some cases.
UseForRibbon property of the ADXMainMenu, ADXOlExplorerMainMenu and ADXOlInspectorMainMenu components didn't work if set in the OnInitialize event handler.
ADXRibbonCommand didn't intercept an action if several ADXRibbonCommand components with the same IdMso were added to the add-in module.
UseForRibbon property of the ADXContextMenu component could not be set to false.
Memory leaks when changing an icon on a command bar button.
ADXContextMenu component raised an exception in Excel 2007 if its CommandBarName property was set to the Cell value.
Limitation in the number of characters for the Certificate password in the Publish wizard.
OutlookProfileName property raised an exception in Outlook 2010 x64.
Activate method of the ADXRibbonTab component raised an exception in Office 2010 applications.
A Ribbon tab with custom controls was missing when opening several inspectors at a time.
Impossibility to show an advanced control programmatically when several windows are open.
An exception when disconnecting an add-in that uses the ADXContextMenu component in Outlook 2003.
Impossibility to intercept the Print command (the button ID is 2521) with the ADXBuiltInControl component.
FolderNames property was ignored when the FolderName property was not set.
Slow Outlook startup when using the WebViewPane region.
ADXWordTaskPane showed up when any document was activated if the task pane was previously hidden using the Visible property.
An exception in Excel when an ADXExcelTaskPane is hidden after being shown from the Minimized state if there are no open workbooks.
DragDrop icon showed up for invisible Outlook panes.
An exception when the Navigation Pane containing several ADXOlForms from multiple add-ins is being opened.
In multi-display environment, the ADXOlFormsManager, ADXExcelTaskPaneManager, ADXWordTaskPaneManager and ADXPowerPointTaskPaneManager collection editors were opened in an incorrect position.
BottomTodoBar region may have shown up in the Navigation Pane.
ADXReadingPaneMove event of the ADXOlFormsManager component was not raised in Outlook 2010.
An exception when ADXExcelTaskPane is closed using the Close button.
A bug with incorrect behavior of advanced regions when the ADXOlForm.AutoSize property was set to True.
Excel crashed when pressing the Enter key in the Edit Series dialog after specifying a Series name range.
Keyboard focus was set to the Body field instead of the To field in the Outlook 2003 Inspector window when Microsoft Word was used as a default e-mail editor and an advanced form region was embedded.
A bug with editing TreeView nodes located on an ADXExcelTaskPane.
A bug when ADXOlForm, ADXExcelTaskPane, ADXWordTaskPane and ADXPowerPointTaskPane had different sizes at design-time and run-time.
Items of the ADXOlFormsManager, ADXExcelTaskPanesManager, ADXWordTaskPanesManager and ADXPowerPointTaskPanesManager components were deleted at design-time if the collection editor was canceled.
An exception when trying to set the WebViewUrl property for the Outlook folder for which a WebViewPane region was created.
Excess usage of CPU when ADXOlFormsManager is used.
Handled parameter of the OnError event of the ADXOlFormsManager, ADXExcelTaskPaneManager, ADXWordTaskPaneManager, ADXPowerPointTaskPaneManager components was ignored in some cases.
Format Painter command was disabled if ADXWordTaskPaneManager was used.
A context menu shown on ADXExcelTaskPane was not closed after clicking on the same ADXExcelTaskPane.

KNOWN ISSUES:

Delphi Prism Issues:

Before adding the ADXOlFormsManager, ADXExcelTaskPaneManager, ADXWordTaskPaneManager or ADXPowerPointTaskPaneManager component to the add-in module, it is necessary to add an appropriate assembly to References manually.
FormClassName and TaskPaneClassName properties of the ADXOlFormsCollectionItem, ADXWordTaskPanesCollectionItem, ADXExcelTaskPanesCollectionItem and ADXPowerPointTaskPanesCollectionItem classes cannot be chosen from the drop-down list at design-time. These properties can be changed manually by entering a full type name of the appropriate form.
AddinModule designer cannot be created in Delphi Prism 2011 when a project targets .NET Framework 4.0.

WPF + Office 2003 - 2007 Issues:

Various issues remain in all Office and .NET Framework versions caused by a partial incompatibility of the WPF core and Office GUI.

WebBrowser Control Issues:

In Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint, a host application may lose the focus after activating the WebBrowser control placed on an advanced region or advanced task pane.

Outlook 2003-2010 Issues:

WebViewPane region cannot be used for folders if their WebViewOn and WebViewUrl properties cannot be set. Possible solution is setting the "Allow Script in shared folders" and "Allow Script in Public Folders" options in the security settings. See also the following article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923933.

Outlook 2010 Issues:

TopSubpane, BottomSubpane, RightSubpane, LeftSubpane and FolderView regions for appointment folders do not work in Outlook 2010.
Add-ins containing advanced regions built on Add-in Express 2009 are incompatible with add-ins built on Add-in Express 2010.
An ADXOlForm may lose the focus when switching between pages on Inspector windows.
ADXOlForm placed in the WebViewPane region is flickering when switching between folders.
Another form may become active when switching between Inspector pages if the forms were added to the same region by several add-ins.
BottomTodoBar region works only when Appointments or Task List is enabled in the ToDo bar options.

Social Connector Outlook Add-in Issues:

In Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, advanced regions may work incorrectly if the Social Connector Add-in is enabled/disabled manually. Outlook should be restarted for advanced regions to work correctly.
In Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, ReadingPane regions do not work if the Social Connector Add-in is installed.

Excel 2003-2010 Issues:

ADXBeforeCellEdit and ADXAfterCellEdit events are not raised if a cell is edited using the Formula Bar.

InfoPath 2010 Issues:

Native Office 2010 custom task panes may not show up when a new instance of InfoPath is opened.

Word 2003-2010 Issues:

CurrentTaskPaneInstance property of the ADXWordTaskPanesCollectionItem class returns null at debug-time.

Office 2010 x64 Issues:

"Unable to create specified ActiveX control" exception may be thrown on an x64 host application if an add-in had been registered from Visual Studio before a newly created native Office task pane was added to the AddinModule.TaskPanes collection.

Add-in Express 2009 for Office and VSTO - Public Release

[5 Oct, 2009] Version 5.2.3605

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

ADDED: Option to the ClickOnce installer that allows suppressing the "registration succeeded" message.
ADDED: The OutlookProfileName property to the ADXOutlookAddin class.
FIXED: Impossibility to input text into a control located on ADXExcelTaskPane after showing a context menu on Excel.Sheet and switching over to the control without closing the context menu.
FIXED: A new WordMail Inspector with embedded ADXOlForm showing up behind an Explorer window after displaying any dialog box in Explorer.
FIXED: ADXCommandBar being disabled when Outlook starts up in the minimized mode.
FIXED: A bug in the ADXBuiltInControl component related to the Save/SaveAs commands of PowerPoint.
FIXED: An incorrect value being returned for the Selection.Start property when this property is used in the ADXKeyboardShortcut.Action event in Word.
FIXED: Impossibility to install Add-in Express on Windows XP.
FIXED: ADXCommandBarAdvancedControl disappearing in Word when the user works with a few opened documents.
FIXED: Incorrect work of the Enter key in a customized Outlook Contact form with embedded ADXOlForm.
FIXED: ADXWordTaskPane disappearing when a Word document view is changed.
FIXED: Error when first accessing the hostObj parameter in the ADXWordAppEvents.WindowActivate event.
FIXED: ADXExcelTaskPane not showing up when an Excel workbook is opened via a shortcut and Excel is not running.
FIXED: The ADXExcelTaskPane.ADXAfterCellEdit event not firing when a form is shown in the ADXExcelTaskPane.ADXBeforeCellEdit event.
FIXED: Incorrect work of the non-letter/number keys on a WebBrowser control located on ADXOlForm.
FIXED: The PreviewKeyDown event not firing for a WebBrowser control located on ADXOlForm.
FIXED: A Word window losing the focus and looking hanging when text is inputted in one of several documents if ADXCommandBarAdvancedControl exists.
FIXED: A bug in the AddRange method of the ADXStringCollection class.
FIXED: Add-in Express commandbars flickering in Word 2003 when a document is opened in a separate window.
FIXED: ADXCommandBarAdvancedControl disappearing when a Word document is opened in a separate window and DPI is set to 120.
FIXED: ADXCommandBarAdvancedControl sometimes being misplaced when a second Word document is opened.
FIXED: Dynamic changing of ADXRibbonSplitButton.Caption not working.
FIXED: The Ribbon's dynamic menu not reflecting the changes in the ItemSize property.
FIXED: A bug with the ShowIcon property of the ADXOlForm, ADXExcelTaskPane, ADXWordTaskPane and ADXPowerPointTaskPane classes.

Add-in Express 2008 for Office and VSTO - Public Release

[12 Sep, 2009] Version 4.4.3515

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

FIXED: Impossibility to input text into a control located on ADXExcelTaskPane after showing a context menu on Excel.Sheet and switching over to the control without closing the context menu.
FIXED: A new WordMail Inspector with embedded ADXOlForm showing up behind an Explorer window after displaying any dialog box in Explorer.
FIXED: ADXCommandBar being disabled when Outlook starts up in the minimized mode.
FIXED: An incorrect value being returned for the Selection.Start property when this property is used in the ADXKeyboardShortcut.Action event in Word.
FIXED: ADXCommandBarAdvancedControl disappearing in Word when the user works with a few opened documents.
FIXED: Incorrect work of the Enter key in a customized Outlook Contact form with embedded ADXOlForm.
FIXED: ADXWordTaskPane disappearing when a Word document view is changed.
FIXED: Error when first accessing the hostObj parameter in the ADXWordAppEvents.WindowActivate event.
FIXED: ADXExcelTaskPane not showing up when an Excel workbook is opened via a shortcut and Excel is not running.
FIXED: The ADXExcelTaskPane.ADXAfterCellEdit event not firing when a form is shown in the ADXExcelTaskPane.ADXBeforeCellEdit event.
FIXED: Incorrect work of the non-letter/number keys on a WebBrowser control located on ADXOlForm.
FIXED: The PreviewKeyDown event not firing for a WebBrowser control located on ADXOlForm.
FIXED: A Word window losing the focus and looking hanging when text is inputted in one of several documents if ADXCommandBarAdvancedControl exists.
FIXED: A bug in the AddRange method of the ADXStringCollection class.
FIXED: Add-in Express commandbars flickering in Word 2003 when a document is opened in a separate window.
FIXED: ADXCommandBarAdvancedControl disappearing when a Word document is opened in a separate window and DPI is set to 120.
FIXED: ADXCommandBarAdvancedControl sometimes being misplaced when a second Word document is opened.
FIXED: Dynamic changing of ADXRibbonSplitButton.Caption not working.
FIXED: The Ribbon's dynamic menu not reflecting the changes in the ItemSize property.

Add-in Express 2009 for Office and VSTO - Public Release

[13 Jul, 2009] Version 5.1.3603

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

ADDED: Beta support for Visual Studio 2010.
ADDED: Beta support for Office 2010 (x86).
ADDED: The ADXBeforeAccessProtectedObject and ADXAfterAccessProtectedObject events to the ADXOlFormsManager class.
ADDED: The RegionBorder property to the ADXOlFormsCollectionItem, ADXExcelTaskPanesCollectionItem, ADXWordTaskPanesCollectionItem and ADXPowerPointTaskPanesCollectionItem classes.
ADDED: The UnicodeName property to the ADXExcelFunctionDescriptor and ADXExcelParameterDescriptor classes.
ADDED: The ADXDragOverMinimized event to the ADXOlForm, ADXExcelTaskPane, ADXPowerPointTaskPane and ADXWordTaskPane classes.
ADDED: The Control property to the ADXCancelEventArgs class.
FIXED: A problem with the Publish wizard when the .pfx certificate is changed.
FIXED: Some events of the Outlook Object Model were not raised.
FIXED: Bug with the Temporary property of the ADXContextMenu component.

Known issues:

Delphi Prism projects are not supported in Visual Studio 2010 yet.
Outlook Forms Regions in Explorer layouts are not supported in Microsoft Outlook 2010 yet.

Add-in Express 2008 for Office and VSTO - Public Release

[1 Jul, 2009] Version 4.4.3513

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

ADDED: The ADXBeforeAccessProtectedObject and ADXAfterAccessProtectedObject events to the ADXOlFormsManager class.
FIXED: Excel with Office Live Add-in 1.3 installed crashed when unregistering an Add-in Express based add-in.
FIXED: A bug in the ClickOnce installer when a password was used.
FIXED: A problem with the ClickOnce installer when adding prerequisites on a 64-bit based OS.
FIXED: A bug in the ClickOnce installer when the .pfx certificate is changed.
FIXED: The "A new Outlook instance was started when the currently running instance was shutting down." exception when Outlook is run with a prior session not being closed.
FIXED: Text was entered into an Excel workbook rather than into a control on an ADXExcelTaskPane after using a context menu and setting the focus to the control.
FIXED: Bug when entering DBCS Japanese characters by using the Input Method Editor (IME) in an ADXOlForm.
FIXED: Explorer region states were initialized incorrectly when Outlook started with the Reading Pane enabled.
FIXED: ADXOlForms were hidden for opened Inspectors when the last of several opened Explorers was being closed and Inspectors remained open in Outlook XP.
FIXED: The Del key did not work for controls placed on ADXOlForm in the BottonNavigationPane and ButtonTodoBar regions.
FIXED: Focus remained on ADXOlForm, ADXExcelTaskPane when the user switched from the Normal to Hidden region state.
FIXED: An ADXOlForm did not show up in an Inspector for a new Post item when Word was used as the default email editor.
FIXED: Some keys did not respond in the Inspector window when ADXOlFormsManager was used in AddinModule.
FIXED: ADXOlForm located in the WebViewPane layout did not show up for a startup folder if Outlook 2007 SP2 was installed.
FIXED: The ArgumentException in the AdxSplitter.WndProc method.
FIXED: The 'Parameter is not valid' exception in the AdxTaskPane.WndProc method.
FIXED: Public Folders were not scanned when the WebViewPane layout was not used.
FIXED: Endless loop between the ADXOlFormsCollectionItem.ADXReadingPaneHide and ADXOlFormsManager.ADXReadingPaneShow events when the Outlook Explorer window was reduced back to the non-maximized size.
FIXED: Add-in Express didn't work correctly with the latest version of Delphi Prism.
FIXED: ADXOlForm did not show up for a WordMail inspector when Outlook 2003 was launched by the call: mailto:?subject=Test.
FIXED: The ADXExcelTaskPanesManager.ADXBeforeTaskPaneInstanceCreate event was not raised when the ADXExcelTaskPanesCollectionItem.CreateTaskPaneInstance method was called.
FIXED: The System.NullReferenceException exception in the ADXForm.WndProc method.

Add-in Express 2009 for Office and VSTO - Public Release

[15 May, 2009] Version 5.0.3602

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

ADDED: Advanced task panes for Microsoft Word.
ADDED: Advanced task panes for Microsoft PowerPoint.
ADDED: Support for CodeGear Delphi Prism.
ADDED: Support for Microsoft Windows 7 Beta 1 (tested with Office 2003 and 2007 only).
ADDED: Support for the Localizable design-time property in Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 projects.
ADDED: An alternative wizard for creating VSTO 3 projects in VS 2008, which supports the automatically generated setup project.
ADDED: The ADXOlFormsCollectionItem.DefaultRegionState, ADXExcelTaskPanesCollectionItem.DefaultRegionState properties of the ADXRegionState type; enum ADXRegionState {Normal, Hidden, Minimized};
ADDED: The GetOutlookWindowHandle method to the ADXAddinModule class.
ADDED: Drag-and-drop for the advanced Outlook form and view regions and Excel, Word and PowerPoint task panes.
ADDED: The IsDragDropAllowed, ExplorerAllowedDropRegions, InspectorAllowedDropRegions, RestoreFromMinimizedState properties to ADXOlFormsCollectionItem.
ADDED: The IsDragDropAllowed, AllowedDropPositions, RestoreFromMinimizedState to ADXExcelTaskPanesCollectionItem.
ADDED: The IsDragDropAllowed, AllowedDropPositions, RestoreFromMinimizedState properties to ADXWordTaskPanesCollectionItem.
ADDED: The IsDragDropAllowed, AllowedDropPositions, RestoreFromMinimizedState properties to ADXPowerPointTaskPanesCollectionItem.
ADDED: The ADXExcelTaskPanesCollectionItem.ShowTaskPane method.
ADDED: The IsHiddenStateAllowed property to ADXOlFormsCollectionItem, ADXExcelTaskPanesCollectionItem, ADXWordTaskPanesCollectionItem and ADXPowerPointTaskPanesCollectionItem.
ADDED: The Reset Regions / Reset Task Panes design-time commands to the context menu of the ADXOlFormsManager / ADXExcelTaskPanesManager, ADXWordTaskPanesManager and ADXPowerPointTaskPanesManager components.
ADDED: The ADXOlFormsCollectionItem.InspectorMode property.
ADDED: The Image, ImageTransparentColor, ImageList and ImageMso properties to the ADXRibbonGroup class.
ADDED: The OnPropertyChanging and OnItemPropertyChanging events to all Ribbon components.
FIXED: ADXOlForm did not show up for a WordMail inspector when Outlook 2003 was launched by the call: mailto:?subject=Test.
FIXED: The ADXExcelTaskPanesManager.ADXBeforeTaskPaneInstanceCreate event was not raised when the ADXExcelTaskPanesCollectionItem. CreateTaskPaneInstance method was called.
FIXED: The ADXBuiltInControl component didn't connect to several controls with the same Id.
FIXED: Command bars might not have appeared in Outlook 2007 if it was created via Automation.
FIXED: The System.NullReferenceException exception in the AddinExpress.Extensions.ADXForm.WndProc method.
FIXED: A problem with installation on the Turkey system.
FIXED: The Pressed property of the ADXRibbonSplitButton component didn't refresh the state of the button at runtime.
FIXED: The SyncError, SyncProgress, SyncEnd and SyncStart events of the ADXOutlookModule and ADXOutlookAddin classes didn't return the correct sync object type.
FIXED: The main window of the Visio application might have appeared while the add-in was unregistered.
FIXED: Some minor bugs in the ReadingPane region.
FIXED: Some minor bugs in the FolderView region.
FIXED: Some minor bugs in the InspectorRegion region.
FIXED: The ArgumentException in the AddinExpress.Extensions.AdxSplitter.WndProc method.
FIXED: The 'Parameter is not valid.' exception in the AddinExpress.Extensions.AdxTaskPane.WndProc method.
FIXED: The ADXPowerPointTaskPanesCollectionItem.TaskPaneInstance property returned an instance only for PowerPoint 2003.
FIXED: Public Folders were not scanned when the WebViewPane layout was not used.
FIXED: Endless loop between the ADXOlFormsCollectionItem.ADXReadingPaneHide and ADXOlFormsManager.ADXReadingPaneShow events when the Outlook Explorer window was reduced back to non-maximized size.
FIXED: A problem with custom task panes in Word if a new Word document was opened from Internet Explorer.
FIXED: A problem with custom menu items if a built-in command bar was dynamically created by Outlook.
FIXED: The ReminderAdd, ReminderChange, ReminderFire and Snooze events didn't return the correct parameter in the ADXOutlookAppEvents component.
FIXED: A problem with the setup project in Windows Vista Korean.
FIXED: The ADXWordTaskPanesManager.WordAppObj and ADXWordTaskPane.WordAppObj properties returned an incorrect object.
FIXED: Bug when entering DBCS Japanese characters by using the Input Method Editor (IME) in an ADXOlForm.
FIXED: ADXWordTaskPane did not show up in all opened Word windows after enabling an add-in through the COM Add-ins dialog.
FIXED: ADXWordTaskPane did not show up in all Word windows after enabling the "Show all windows in the Taskbar" option.
FIXED: The ADXWordTaskPane.ADXAfterTaskPaneHide event was not raised when the "Show all windows in the Taskbar" option was disabled and Word windows were hidden.
FIXED: ADXOlForm, ADXExcelTaskPane, ADXWordTaskPane and ADXPowerPointTaskPane had different size in the Normal and Minimized region states.
FIXED: Explorer region states were initialized incorrectly when Outlook started with the Reading Pane enabled.
FIXED: ADXOlForms were hidden for opened Inspectors when the last of several opened Explorers was being closed and Inspectors remained open in Outlook XP.
FIXED: The Del key did not work for controls placed on ADXOlForm in the BottonNavigationPane and ButtonTodoBar regions.
FIXED: Focus remained on ADXOlForm, ADXExcelTaskPane, ADXWordTaskPane and ADXPowerPointTaskPane when the user switched from the Normal to Minimized or Hidden region state.
FIXED: An ADXOlForm did not show up in an Inspector for a new Post item when Word was used as the default email editor.
FIXED: Excel with Office Live Add-in 1.3 installed crashed when unregistering an Add-in Express based add-in.
FIXED: Some keys did not respond in the Inspector window when ADXOlFormsManager was used in ADXModule.
FIXED: The focus shifted off the "Search for" textbox in the Outlook 2003 Help window when custom items were added to an Outlook context menu.
FIXED: ADXOlForm located in the WebViewPane layout did not show up for a startup folder if Outlook 2007 SP2 was installed.

Add-in Express 2008 for Office and VSTO - Public Release

[5 Dec, 2008] Version 4.4.3511

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

ADDED: Beta support for Delphi Prism.

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO - Public Release

[21 Nov, 2008] Version 3.8.2512

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO, build 2512:

FIXED: A problem with the new .pfx file generation in the ClickOnce publish wizard.
FIXED: A problem with the Name property of ADX components if it was changed at the design-time in the ADX tree-view designers.
FIXED: The Ribbon component didn't support the blank character in the first position of the Caption property.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Outlook, build 924:

FIXED: The ArgumentOutOfRangeException error when the FolderSwitch event is raised and a non-cached ADXOlFormsCollectionItem is used in a ReadingPane layout.
FIXED: The System.ObjectDisposedException exception when Outlook is running and the user shuts down the system.

Add-in Express 2007 Extensions for Microsoft Office Toolbars, build 462

FIXED: Problems with displaying controls in Task and other Outlook inspector windows.

Add-in Express 2008 for Office and VSTO - Public Release

[7 Nov, 2008] Version 4.4.3510

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2008 for VSTO, build 3510:

FIXED: A problem with the new .pfx file generation in the ClickOnce publish wizard.
FIXED: A problem with the Name property of ADX components if it was changed at the design-time in the ADX tree-view designers.
FIXED: The Ribbon component didn't support the blank character in the first position of the Caption property.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Outlook, build 938:

FIXED: WebViewPane.Title was not set when the ADXOlForm.text property was set.
FIXED: Incorrect window drawing after PrintPreview for an appointment inspector window.
FIXED: Incorrect Navigation Pane drawing after folder switching when ADXOlFormsManager is used and OS is Vista.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Excel, build 938:

None.

Add-in Express 2008 Extensions for Microsoft Office Toolbars, build 464

FIXED: Problems with displaying controls in Task and other Outlook inspector windows.

Add-in Express 2008 for Office and VSTO - Public Release

[4 Aug, 2008] Version 4.3.3507

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2008 for VSTO, build 3507:

FIXED: FIXED: The Prerequisites dialog didn't show prerequisites on PCs with Visual Studio 2008 installed.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Outlook, build 935:

ADDED: The ADXOlForm.ADXAfterFormHide event.
ADDED: The ADXOlForm.ADXFolderSwitch event.
ADDED: The ADXOlForm.ADXInspectorActivate event.
ADDED: The ADXOlForm.ADXNewInspector event.
ADDED: The FolderSwitchExEventArgs.OutlookWindowHandle parameter.
FIXED: The ArgumentOutOfRangeException error when the FolderSwitch event is raised and a non-cached ADXOlFormsCollectionItem is used in a ReadingPane layout.
FIXED: The System.ObjectDisposedException exception when Outlook is running and the user shuts down the system.
CHANGED: The ADXOlForm.SelectionChange event is raised for visible Explorer ADXOlForms for a relevant Explorer only, and for all visible Inspector ADXOlForms.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Excel, build 935:

ADDED: The ADXExcelTaskPane.ADXAfterTaskPaneHide event.

Add-in Express 2008 Extensions for Microsoft Office Toolbars, build 463

None.

Add-in Express 2008 for Office and VSTO - Public Release

[16 Jun, 2008] Version 4.2.3505

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2008 for VSTO, build 3505:

FIXED: A problem with context menu designer component.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Outlook, build 934:

CHANGED: Algorithms were optimized for the InspectorRegion layout.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Excel, build 934:

None.

Add-in Express 2008 Extensions for Microsoft Office Toolbars, build 463

None.

Add-in Express 2008 for Office and VSTO - Public Release

[11 Jun, 2008] Version 4.2.3504

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2008 for VSTO, build 3504:

ADDED: Support for Registration Free COM.
ADDED: The ProcessBeforeFolderMove and ProcessBeforeItemMove event handlers to the ADXOutlookItemsEvents class.
ADDED: The SyncObjects events to the ADXOutlookModule class.
ADDED: The ADXContextMenu, ADXMainMenu, ADXOlExplorerMainMenu and ADXOlInspectorMainMenu components.
CHANGED: The signature of the OnKeyDown event in the ADXAddinModule class.
CHANGED: The products.exe tool is now moved to the 'Application Data' folder of the user's profile.
FIXED: A problem with task panes and recurrent appointments in Outlook 2007.
FIXED: A problem with app.config file in the ClickOnce installer.
FIXED: A problem with task panes and recurrent appointments in Outlook 2007 with 'Cached Exchange Mode' turned off.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Outlook, build 933:

ADDED: FolderView, ReadingPane, InspectorRegion beta layouts.
ADDED: In WebView, the title reflects the Text property of the currently active form.
ADDED: Ability to change ADXOlForm.Text in the ADXBeforeFormShow event for showing the changed title in the Advanced Form Region header.
ADDED: The ADXEnter and ADXLeave events to ADXOlForm.
ADDED: The PostMessage method and ADXPostMessage event to ADXOlForm.
ADDED: The ADXCloseButtonClickEventArgs.DisableItem property to the ADXCloseButtonClick event argument. Use this property when you want to disable ADXOlFormsCollectionItem in the ADXCloseButtonClick event.
ADDED: The GetTextEditor(object InspectorObj) function that returns an object of the ITextDocument type. See Text Object Model in MSDN.
FIXED: A sub pane was displayed incorrectly in a calendar view after hiding and showing an ADXOlForm in Outlook 2003.
FIXED: Explorer got focus when switching between emails in an inspector.
FIXED: In WebViewPane, ADXOlForm did not show up for the current folder after enabling an add-in via the COM Add-ins dialog.
FIXED: The "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" exception might occur when an email was sent from Windows Explorer.
FIXED: Outlook might hang if an email was sent from Windows Explorer and FolderSyncIssues was accessible.
FIXED: Impossibility to use greek stresses.
CHANGED: The invocation point of the ADXOlForm.Activated event is changed. As a result, it is possible now to set the focus to a form control in this event. Also, in this event, the Visible and Active properties returned false, now they return true.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Excel, build 933:

ADDED: Ability to change ADXExcelTaskPane.Text in the ADXBeforeFormShow event for displaying the changed title in the Advanced Custom Task Pane header.
ADDED: The ADXCloseButtonClickEventArgs.DisableItem property to the ADXCloseButtonClick event argument. Use this property when you want to disable ADXExcelTaskPanesCollectionItem in the ADXCloseButtonClick event.
ADDED: The ADXEnter and ADXLeave events to ADXExcelTaskPane.
ADDED: The PostMessage metod and ADXPostMessage event to ADXExcelTaskPane.
FIXED: Impossibility to access the document properties screen under Excel 2007 when ADXExcelTaskPanesManager is used.
FIXED: Impossibility to use greek stresses.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Office Toolbars, build 463

FIXED: A bug with handling some keyboard shortcuts.

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO - Public Release

[10 Jun, 2008] Version 3.8.2511

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO, build 2511:

FIXED: A problem with task panes and recurrent appointments in Outlook 2007 with 'Cached Exchange Mode' turned off.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Outlook, build 923:

FIXED: A sub pane was displayed incorrectly in a calendar view after hiding and showing an ADXOlForm in Outlook 2003.
FIXED: Explorer got focus when switching between emails in an inspector.
FIXED: In WebViewPane, ADXOlForm did not show up for the current folder after enabling an add-in via the COM Add-ins dialog.
FIXED: The "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" exception might occur when an email was sent from Windows Explorer.
FIXED: Impossibility to use greek stresses.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Office Toolbars, build 460

None.

Add-in Express 2008 for VSTO - Public Release

[7 Mar, 2008] Version 4.0.3500

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2008 for VSTO, build 3500:

ADDED: The OnKeyDown event to the ADXAddinModule class.
ADDED: The Prerequisites dialog to the Publish wizard.
ADDED: The Minimum Required Version feature to the Publish wizard.
ADDED: Support of multiple versions of MS Office in one project (Office 2003 and 2007).
FIXED: Events of ADXCommanBarComboBox, ADXCommanBarEdit and ADXCommanBarDropDown components didn't fire in Visio when more than one document is opened.
FIXED: Outlook might hang if email was sent from the Windows Explorer.
FIXED: The the Visible property of the ADXRibbonTab component raised an exception when it was changed at runtime.
FIXED: A problem with the ADXBuiltInControl component.
FIXED: A problem with the ActiveSync software in Outlook 2007.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Outlook, build 932:

ADDED: The ADXOlFormsCollectionItem.AlwaysShowHeader property.
ADDED: The ADXOlFormsCollectionItem.CloseButton property.
ADDED: The ADXOlForm.ADXCloseButtonClick event.
ADDED: An advanced form region is restored when the ADXOlForm.Activete method is called.
FIXED: ADXOlForm did not show up for the MeetingRequest inspectors.
FIXED: The invocation point of the ADXOlForm.Activated event is changed. As result, now it is possible to set the focus to a form control in this event; the visible and active properties had the false value, now they have the true value in this event.
FIXED: Explorer ADXOlForms were deleted when a new Inspector was being opened and Outlook was minimized.
FIXED: Inspector hanging when sending a file via Explorer or Word.
FIXED: Optimization of work of the WatchEngine internal object.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Excel, build 932:

ADDED: The ADXExcelTaskPanesCollectionItem.AlwaysShowHeader property.
ADDED: The ADXExcelTaskPanesCollectionItem.CloseButton property.
ADDED: ADXExcelTaskPane.OnADXCloseButtonClick event.
ADDED: An advanced form region is restored when the ADXExcelTaskPane.Activete method is called.
FIXED: The invocation point of the ADXExcelTaskPane.Activated event is changed. As result, now it is possible to set the focus to a form control in this event; the visible and active properties had the false value, now they have the true value in this event.
FIXED: The same size for any ?osition of ADXExcelTaskPane was used.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Office Toolbars, build 462

ADDED: The ControlNeeded event to the ADXControlAdapter class.

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO - Public Release

[7 Mar, 2008] Version 3.8.2508

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO, build 2508:

ADDED: The OnKeyDown event to the ADXAddinModule class.
ADDED: The Prerequisites dialog to the Publish wizard.
ADDED: The Minimum Required Version feature to the Publish wizard.
FIXED: Events of ADXCommanBarComboBox, ADXCommanBarEdit and ADXCommanBarDropDown components didn't fire in Visio when more than one document is opened.
FIXED: Outlook might hang if email was sent from the Windows Explorer.
FIXED: The the Visible property of the ADXRibbonTab component raised an exception when it was changed at the runtime.
FIXED: A problem with the ADXBuiltInControl component.
FIXED: A problem with the ActiveSync software.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Outlook, build 922:

FIXED: ADXOlForm did not show up for the MeetingRequest inspectors.
FIXED: Explorer ADXOlForms were deleted when a new Inspector was being opened and Outlook was minimized.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Excel, build 922:

None.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Office Toolbars, build 460

None.

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO - Public Release

[13 Nov, 2007] Version 3.7.2503

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO, build 2503:

FIXED: A bug when installing Add-in Express on certain configurations in Vista with Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Outlook, build 918:

None.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Excel, build 918:

None.

Add-in Express 2007 Extensions for Microsoft Office Toolbars, build 460

None.

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO - Public Release

[8 Nov, 2007] Version 3.7.2502

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO, build 2502:

ADDED: Beta support for VS2008 Beta 2
ADDED: Automatic updates for ClickOnce projects.
ADDED: The IsNetworkDeployed method to the ADXAddinModule class.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Outlook, build 918:

ADDED: Beta support for VS2008 Beta 2
ADDED: The ADXOlFormsCollectionItem.GetCurrentForm method.
ADDED: An individual size of Advanced Form Region for each folder type.
FIXED: ADXOlForm did not show up after inspector preview.
FIXED: Hidden ADXOlForms were shown after the HTML Body had been changed.
FIXED: Exception after clicking the Accept button in a Meeting Request
FIXED: ADXOlForm did not show up in an inspector after being moved to other Item by using Ctrl + >,< when Word was used for reading Rich Text e-mail messages.
FIXED: For the Windows 2003 Server OS, the AdxWMIEmulateWindow caption showed up in an Inspector.
FIXED: The Form.AcceptButton property did not work.

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Excel, build 918:

ADDED: Basic functionality for embeding .NET forms into Excel windows.

Add-in Express 2007 Extensions for Microsoft Office Toolbars, build 460

FIXED: A bug with the FolderBrowserDialog, OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog dialogs.
FIXED: A bug with the Validating and Validated events.

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO - Premium Build

[3 Oct, 2007] Version 3.6.2501

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO, build 2501:

ADDED: The NativeWindowCaption and NativeWindowHandle properties to the ADXAddinModule component.
ADDED: The ImageTransparentColor property to ribbon components.
FIXED: A problem with ADXCommandBarButton components when they were placed after an advanced control.
FIXED: The Supertip didn't show up for the ADXRibbonMenu if it was added to the ADXRibbonSplitButton.
FIXED: A problem with Crystal Report components in the Publish wizard.
FIXED: A problem with the transparent image color in the Add-in Express designer.
FIXED: A problem with images on the ADXRibbonItem component.

Add-in Express 2007 Extensions for Microsoft Outlook, build 917:

FIXED: ADXOlFormsCollectionItems became empty when you clicked Cancel in ADXOlFormsCollection Editor.
FIXED: Menu Project / Add* added ADXOlForm as a sub-item of the current file.
FIXED: ADXOlForm did not show up when Word 2002/2003 was used for editing Rich Text e-mail messages.
FIXED: The TAB and DEL keys did not react when using a control which had an embedded System.Windows.Forms.WebControl.
ADDED: A workaround for the slow start issue when advanced form regions are used for an Exchange account with dialup. See http://www.add-in-express.com/forum/read.php?FID=5&TID=2126

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO - Premium Build

[14 Sep, 2007] Version 3.6.2500

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO, build 2500:

ADDED: The ParseMsoXmlTypeAs property to the ADXRibbonButton component.

Add-in Express 2007 Extensions for Microsoft Outlook, build 916:

FIXED: Refreshing a folder when the Outlook start-up folder has no ADXOlForm with WebViewPane layout.
FIXED: Pressing the FN key on notebooks raises the exception.

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO - Public Release

[30 Jul, 2007] Version 3.6.2499

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO, build 2499:

ADDED: The OfficeColorSchemeChanged event to the ADXExcelAddin, ADXWordAddin, ADXPowerPointAddin, ADXOutlookAddin classes.
ADDED: The OfficeColorScheme property to the ADXExcelAddin, ADXWordAddin, ADXPowerPointAddin, ADXOutlookAddin classes.
ADDED: The ClickOnce Module wizard.
ADDED: CommandBar visual designer.
FIXED: A problem with some properties of the Ribbon built-in controls.

Add-in Express 2007 Extensions for Microsoft Outlook, build 915:

ADDED: Double click on the splitter hides the Advanced Form Region.
FIXED: ADXOlFormsCollectionItems were not deleted when ADXOlFormsManager was deleted in the design mode.
FIXED: It was impossibe to add an ADXOlForm to a sulution subfolder in design-time.

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO - Premium Build

[13 Jul, 2007] Version 3.5.2498

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO, build 2498:

CHANGED: The Publish wizard.
FIXED: The DisplayAlerts property of the ADXAddinModule didn't work.

Add-in Express 2007 Extensions for Microsoft Outlook, build 914:

FIXED: The ADXOlForm.Show() method could show up some other ADXOlForm instance.

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO - Premium Build

[26 Jun, 2007] Version 3.5.2497

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO, build 2497:

ADDED: The Ribbon TAB Designer.
FIXED: The CheckForUpdates method didn't work.

Add-in Express 2007 Extensions for Microsoft Outlook, build 913:

FIXED: The "COM object that has been separated from its underlying RCW cannot be used" exception fired when you change layout-related properties of ADXOlFormsCollectionItem.
FIXED: Incorrect drawing of the splitter in the WebViewPane layout.
FIXED: The AddinName property related exception in the SetOwner method.

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO - Public Release

[18 Jun, 2007] Version 3.5.2496

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO, build 2496:

ADDED: Add-in Express ClickOnce Solution.
ADDED: The ADXRibbonCommand component.
ADDED: The Dynamic property to the ADXRibbonMenu components
ADDED: The AddinName property to the ADXExcelAddin, ADXWordAddin, ADXOutlookAddin, ADXVisioAddin, ADXPowerPointAddin, ADXInfoPathAddin classes.
ADDED: The Description property to the ADXExcelAddin, ADXWordAddin, ADXOutlookAddin, ADXVisioAddin, ADXPowerPointAddin, ADXInfoPathAddin classes.
ADDED: The LoadBehavior property to the ADXExcelAddin, ADXWordAddin, ADXOutlookAddin, ADXVisioAddin, ADXPowerPointAddin, ADXInfoPathAddin classes.
ADDED: The CodeGroups property to the ADXAddinModule class.
ADDED: The Shared property to the ADXRibbonTab, ADXRibbonGroup, ADXRibbonBox and ADXRibbonButtonGroup components.
FIXED: A problem with Ribbon controls when several add-ins add controls to the same Ribbon tab.
FIXED: ADXRibbonDropDown did not refresh its state.
CHANGED: The ADXModule wizard creates install custom actions automatically.
FIXED: The Tab, Del key did not work for a WebBrowser control.
FIXED: The Shift + Tab key did not work.
FIXED: When using Word as an e-mail editor, it was impossible to change the e-mail body in the ADXOlForm.ADXBeforeFormShow and ADXOLForm.ADXAfterFormShow events.
FIXED: The state of the Splitter was saved at improper time.
ADDED: Restoring the ADXOlForm size after minimizing/restoring the size of an Outlook window.

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO - Premium Build

[10 Apr, 2007] Version 3.4.2495

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO, build 2495:

FIXED: A problem with the State property of the ADXCommandBarButton component.
FIXED: A conflict when the same keyboard shortcut is defined in both the ADXOlForm and Outlook.
ADDED: ADXOlFormsCollectionItem.Tag, ADXOlForm.CurrentOutlookWindowHandle properties.

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO - Premium Build

[30 Mar, 2007] Version 3.4.2494

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO, build 2494:

FIXED: A problem with task panes in Excel 2007 and PowerPoint 2007 at the runtime.
FIXED: ADXOlForm overlapped the message body when switching between Word Inspector windows.
FIXED: The BottomNavigationPane layout worked incorrectly after minimizing Outlook Explorer window.
FIXED: The Visible property returned False in the VisibleChange event after invoking the Hide method.
FIXED: An ADXOlForm lost focus after the user printed some symbols in the form's controls.
ADDED: The WebViewPane layout now works without ActiveX control. You don't need anymore a) to deploy ADXOlFormContainer.msm with your add-in and b) to add AddinExpress.MSO.dll to GAC.

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO - Public Release

[14 Mar, 2007] Version 3.4.2492

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO, build 2492:

FIXED: A problem with the Visible property of the ADXTaskPane component at runtime.
FIXED: Forms didn't show up when Outlook was started with no UI and then visualized.
FIXED: The NavigationPane region does not display when the WebViewPane region displays.
FIXED: When the Hide method was called, the Visible property was True in the VisibleChange event.
FIXED: Entering some characters caused the form to loose focus.
ADDED: TADXOlFormsManager events: ADXNavigationPaneMinimize(2007 only), ADXTodoBarHide, ADXTodoBarMinimize, ADXTodoBarShow
ADDED: FolderObj, ExplorerObj, InspectorObj properties in the BeforeFormInstanceCreateEventArgs parameter of ADXBeforeFormInstanceCreate event.
ADDED: The posibbility change size of ADXOLForm if Splitter of ADXOlFormsCollectionItem setted to None
ADDED: Posibility change a layout in the ADXOLForm.ADXBeforeFormShow event

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO - Public Release

[16 Feb, 2007] Version 3.3.2492

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO, build 3.3.2492:

None.

Add-in Express 2007 Extensions for Microsoft Outlook, VSTO Edition 3.3.905:

ADDED: Advanced splitter with the Minimize/Restore button
ADDED: ADXOlFormsManager events: ADXReadingPaneHide, ADXReadingPaneShow, ADXReadingPaneMove, ADXNavigationPaneHide, ADXNavigationPaneShow
FIXED: Exception related to theming in Windows 2000
FIXED: Cursor went away from the TO field when changing the size of WordInspector
FIXED: ADXOlFormsManager raised an exception when selecting the root of an IMAP store
FIXED: ADXOlFormsManager raised an exception when showing a form in the Public Folder and its subfolders
FIXED: Ctrl + Shift + M didn't work when switching to another TADXOlForm
FIXED: SelectionChange event raised for invisible ADXOlForm

Add-in Express 2007 Extensions for Microsoft Office Toolbars, VSTO Edition, 3.3.457:

FIXED: Bug with TaskItem in Outlook 2003.

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO - Public Release

[31 Jan, 2007] Version 3.2.2491

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO, build 3.2.2491:

ADDED: Microsoft Office 2007 support:
- components: ADXRibbonTab, ADXRibbonQuickAccessToolbar and ADXRibbonOfficeMenu.
- controls: ADXRibbonGroup, ADXRibbonBox, ADXRibbonButtonGroup, ADXRibbonButton, ADXRibbonSplitButton, ADXRibbonLabel, ADXRibbonCheckBox, ADXRibbonEditBox, ADXRibbonComboBox, ADXRibbonDropDown, ADXRibbonGallery, ADXRibbonMenu, ADXRibbonSeparator, ADXRibbonMenuSeparator, ADXRibbonDialogBoxLauncher and ADXRibbonItem.
- ADXWordAddIn, ADXExcelAddIn, ADXOutlookAddIn, ADXPowerPointAddIn properties: Namespace and StartFromScratch
- ADXAddInModule methods: FindRibbonControl.
- ADXWordAddIn, ADXExcelAddIn, ADXOutlookAddIn, ADXPowerPointAddIn events: OnRibbonBeforeCreate, OnRibbonBeforeLoad and OnRibbonLoaded.
ADDED: Microsoft InfoPath 2007 support.
ADDED: Support for Office 2007 custom task panes:
- classes: AddinExpress.VSTO.ADXTaskPane, AddinExpress.VSTO.ADXCustomTaskPaneCollection
- ADXWordAddIn, ADXExcelAddIn, ADXOutlookAddIn, ADXPowerPointAddIn properties: TaskPanes
- ADXWordAddIn, ADXExcelAddIn, ADXOutlookAddIn, ADXPowerPointAddIn events: OnTaskPaneBeforeCreate, OnTaskPaneAfterCreate, OnTaskPaneBeforeShow, OnTaskPaneAferShow and OnTaskPaneBeforeDestroy.
ADDED: The MailMergeDataSourceValidate2 event to the ADXWordAddin component.
ADDED: The WorkbookRowsetComplete event to the ADXExcelAddin component.
ADDED: The AfterCalculate event to the ADXExcelAddin component.
ADDED: The SlideShowOnNext event to the ADXPowerPointAddin component
ADDED: The SlideShowOnPrevious event to the ADXPowerPointAddin component
ADDED: The AttachmentContextMenuDisplay event to the ADXOutlookAddin component.
ADDED: The FolderContextMenuDisplay event to the ADXOutlookAddin component.
ADDED: The StoreContextMenuDisplay event to the ADXOutlookAddin component.
ADDED: The ShortcutContextMenuDisplay event to the ADXOutlookAddin component.
ADDED: The ViewContextMenuDisplay event to the ADXOutlookAddin component.
ADDED: The ItemContextMenuDisplay event to the ADXOutlookAddin component.
ADDED: The ContextMenuClose event to the ADXOutlookAddin component.
ADDED: The ItemLoad event to the ADXOutlookAddin component.
ADDED: The BeforeFolderSharingDialog event to the ADXOutlookAddin component.
ADDED: The PageChange event to the ADXOutlookAddin component.
ADDED: The AttachmentRemove event to the 'ADX Outlook Item Events' class.
ADDED: The BeforeAttachmentAdd event to the 'ADX Outlook Item Events' class.
ADDED: The BeforeAttachmentPreview event to the 'ADX Outlook Item Events' class.
ADDED: The BeforeAttachmentRead event to the 'ADX Outlook Item Events' class.
ADDED: The BeforeAttachmentWriteToTempFile event to the 'ADX Outlook Item Events' class.
ADDED: The Unload event to the 'ADX Outlook Item Events' class.
ADDED: The BeforeAutoSave event to the 'ADX Outlook Item Events' class.
ADDED: The 'recursive' parameter to the constructor of the ADXOutlookItemsEvents and ADXOutlookFoldersEvents classes.
CHANGED: The ADXBuiltInControl.DisableStandardAction property can be changed at runtime in the ActionEx event handler of a built-in control.
FIXED: A problem with the Change event of the ADXCommandBarComboBox, ADXCommandBarDropDownList and ADXCommandBarEdit components.

Add-in Express 2007 Extensions for Microsoft Outlook, VSTO Edition 3.3.904:

ADDED: More than one ADXOlForm per Explorer or Inspector layout.
ADDED: New items in ADXOlFormsCollectionItem.ExplorerLayout:
- BottomOutlookBar: 2000, 2002 only
- BottomNavigationPane: 2000, 2002 - Folder List; 2003, 2007 - Navigation Pane
- BottomTodoBar: 2007 only
ADDED: The ADXOlFormsCollectionItem.ExplorerMessageClasses property.
ADDED: New method and property to ADXOlFormsCollectionItem: FormInstances and FormInstanceCount NOTE. Use them to access form instantces created by the given item.
ADDED: The ADXOlFormsManager.ADXBeforeFolderSwitchEx event.
ADDED: The ADXOlFormsManager.ADXFolderSwitchEx event. NOTE. This event fires after all Explorer forms are shown.
ADDED: The ADXOlFormsManager.ADXBeforeFormInstanceCreate event.
ADDED: The ADXOlForm.Activate method
CHANGED: ADXOlFormsManager.ADXFolderSwitch is deprecated. NOTE. Use the ADXOlForm.Visible property in the ADXOlForm.BeforeFormShow event to control the form visibility.
CHANGED: ADXOlFormsManager. The LockUpdates and UnlockUpdates methods are deprecated. Their use doesn't have any effect. NOTE. Now, changes in the item's properties affect the item's forms only.
CHANGED: ADXOlFormsManager.CurrentForm is deprecated. NOTE. Use the FormInstances method and FormInstanceCount property of the item to access form instances.
ALTERED: Now it is impossible to change the size of ADXOlForm programmatically.

Add-in Express 2007 Extensions for Microsoft Office Toolbars, VSTO Edition, 3.3.455:

ADDED: Office 2007 support.

Add-in Express .Net for VSTO, Premium Suite - Public Release

[6 Nov, 2006] Version 2.7.2389

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

Add-in Express .NET for VSTO, 2.7.2389:

ADDED: VSTO 2005 SE is supported.
ADDED: x64 platform is supported.

Add-in Express Extensions .NET for Microsoft Outlook, 1.5.902:

FIXED: DevExpress controls don't show their popups when placed on AdxOlForm.
ADDED: The Add-in Express Extensions now works on the X64 platform.

Toolbar Controls .NET for Microsoft Office, 1.1.415:

FIXED: Incompatibility problems with some third-party add-ins.
FIXED: The embedded control now becomes hidden if the toolbar's size becomes less than that of the control.
ADDED: Control Adaptors for Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Known Issues of Toolbar Controls .NET for Microsoft Office, 1.1.415

Infragistics components lose their event handlers at run-time if placed on the Add-in Module. To place Infragistics components on a toolbar place them on UserControl first, then add the UserControl component onto the Add-in Module.

Add-in Express .Net for VSTO - Public Release

[6 Nov, 2006] Version 2.7.2389

This version includes all changes of previous builds and betas and adds some new features, namely:

ADDED: VSTO 2005 SE is supported.
ADDED: x64 platform is supported.

See Also

How to develop Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint add-in in VSTO 2005, 2008

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