Advanced Outlook 2010 - 2000 regions
for mail, task, contact, appointment items

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Advanced Outlook regions

With Add-in Express you can add your custom forms practically to any Outlook region, including regions around the list of mails, tasks, contacts, appointments; Reading Pane, Navigation Pane and To-Do bar.

Outlook regions are specified in the ExplorerLayout and InspectorLayout properties of the item (= ADXOlFormsCollectionItem). Note that you must also specify the item's ExplorerItemTypes and/or InspectorItemTypes properties; otherwise, the form (an instance of ADXOlForm) will never be shown. Here is the list of Outlook regions:

  • Four regions around the list of mails, tasks, contacts etc. The region names are LeftSubpane, TopSubpane, RightSubpane, BottomSubpane (see the screenshot below, see also Other restrictions)
  • One region below the Navigation Pane - BottomNavigationPane
  • One region below the To-Do Bar - BottomTodoBar

    Advanced regions regions below the Navigation Pane and To-Do Bar

  • Four regions around the Explorer window (Outlook 2007-2010) - DockLeft, DockTop, DockRight, DockBottom (see also Docked panes)

    Four regions around the Explorer window

  • Four regions around the Reading Pane - LeftReadingPane, TopReadingPane, RightReadingPane, BottomReadingPane:

    Four regions around the Reading Pane

  • The WebViewPane region. Note that it uses Outlook properties in order to replace the items grid with your form (see also WebViewPane).

    The WebViewPane region

  • The FolderView region. Unlike WebViewPane, it allows the user to switch between the original Outlook view and your form (see also Other restrictions).

    The FolderView region

  • The ReadingPane region:

    The ReadingPane region

  • Four regions around the body of an e-mail, task, contact, etc. The region names are LeftSubpane, TopSubpane, RightSubpane, BottomSubpane:

    Four regions around the body of an e-mail, task, contact, etc

  • The InspectorRegion region:

    The InspectorRegion region

    The InspectorRegion region