‘Add-in Express for Office and .net’ category archive
Outlook context sensitivity: show custom UI for certain folders and items types
Pieter van der Westhuizen | December 1st, 2010
Add-in Express makes it possible to display your custom UI elements based on various Outlook components. Elements such as toolbars, toolbar controls, ribbon tabs, ribbon tab controls or Advanced Form Regions can be hidden or displayed based on what the user is doing in Outlook at any given moment... Read the rest of this entry →
Our Contest Winner Is…
Eric Legault | November 30th, 2010
Congratulations to Chris Brockhouse from Australia!! You have won a Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate with MSDN Subscription! Thanks to everyone who participated. Better luck next time! Stay tuned for another contest very, very soon!... Read the rest of this entry →
Video HowTo: Outlook Explorer regions – FolderView region (VB.NET)
Dmitry Kostochko | November 23rd, 2010
Today we are going to look into the capabilities of one of the most interesting Outlook regions - FolderView region. This region extends the standard outlook SuperGrid by adding a possibility to switch between the SuperGrid and our custom region... Read the rest of this entry →
Video HowTo: Outlook Explorer regions – LeftSubpane region (VB.NET)
Dmitry Kostochko | November 18th, 2010
It seems we have taken great efforts to customize the Outlook SuperGrid to our liking. By watching our previous videos you can learn how to build your forms on the bottom, top and right of the SuperGrid... Read the rest of this entry →
We have new hangouts on the web. Drop in and win!
Eric Legault | November 18th, 2010
Twitter this, Twitter that. Facebook blah blah blah. YouTube Shmootube. Yes, social media is nearly ubiquitous these days. You just can’t escape it. So we all might as well get comfortable, scope out and develop our virtual lots and get to know the neighbourhood... Read the rest of this entry →
Advanced Outlook form regions: customize an e-mail form
Pieter van der Westhuizen | November 16th, 2010
Today, I would like to show you how to add extra functionality to the Outlook Inspector objects using advanced regions and Add-in Express 2010. Start by creating a new ADX COM Add-in project in Visual Studio 2010.... Read the rest of this entry →
Video: Add-in Express deployment models – ClickOnce and ClickTwice :)
Ty Anderson | November 12th, 2010
A good speech requires a good ending. The same is true for software. You invest a significant amount of time building a software solution so don’t mess it up when it comes to your deployment. Add-in Express provides two methods for deploying your addins: ClickOnce and ClickTwice. This video does three things for you... Read the rest of this entry →
Video: Version neutrality for Office extensions, from Office 2000 to 2013
Ty Anderson | November 11th, 2010
I have three kids of differing ages and sex. They are alike and yet so very different. Providing for their wants and needs on a daily basis is a challenge. For example, what I typically think is an easy decision (an afternoon snack) isn't so easy when my kiddos are involved. Each wants something different which requires me to do my best impression of a short-order cook... Read the rest of this entry →
Video HowTo: Outlook Explorer regions – RightSubpane region (VB.NET)
Dmitry Kostochko | November 8th, 2010
We will continue our efforts in modifying the Outlook SuperGrid so that it looks and functions exactly as we need it. Today we are going to focus on the RightSubpane region, which is located to the right of the standard Outlook list of items... Read the rest of this entry →
On using threads in managed Office extensions
Andrei Smolin | November 4th, 2010
Briefly: There are cases when using threads in your .NET-based Office add-in is okay; but in the general case, using threads isn't recommended. Consider a typical Outlook add-in scanning a lot of e-mails which should not prevent a user from working with the Outlook UI (the UI always runs in the main thread)
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Video HowTo: Outlook Explorer regions – TopSubpane region (VB.NET)
Dmitry Kostochko | November 1st, 2010
Today we will give another shot to customizing the Outlook SuperGrid. Our next targeted region is TopSubpane region, which is located above the standard Outlook list of items... Read the rest of this entry →
Video HowTo: Outlook Explorer regions – BottomSubpane region (VB.NET)
Dmitry Kostochko | October 26th, 2010
Today we will show you how to create a custom form and build it into the Outlook Explorer window under the standard Outlook list of items, also known as Outlook SuperGrid among developers... Read the rest of this entry →
Customizing Outlook calendar with Advanced regions: C# sample
Pieter van der Westhuizen | October 25th, 2010
Today, we'll write an add-in to display calendar specific information in Outlook 2010 using Outlook advanced regions and Add-in Express 2010. Start of in the usual fashion by creating a new ADX COM Add-in project in Visual Studio 2010
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Eric Legault: My story
Eric Legault | October 18th, 2010
Hello everyone! I'm very honoured and excited to be the newest member of the Add-in Express team!! And what a team it is! I've been a heavy user and fan of Add-in Express for Office and .NET and have had many dealings with various members of the team over the past few years... Read the rest of this entry →
Build an Outlook Northwind Connector with Add-in Express 2010
Pieter van der Westhuizen | October 18th, 2010
The Microsoft Outlook Social Connector did not always play nicely together with Add-in Express Advanced regions, however, Add-in Express rose to the occasion and it is working since Version 6.2.3049. Although we are able to build our own provider for the standard Outlook Social Connector; Northwind Traders needed something that would work perfectly alongside their […]... Read the rest of this entry →
Video HowTo: Outlook Explorer regions – BottomTodoBar region (VB.NET)
Dmitry Kostochko | October 18th, 2010
Today we will show you how to create your custom form and build it into the Outlook Explorer window under the standard Outlook 2007 and 2010 To-Do bar... Read the rest of this entry →