How to register ribbon button in the context menu of email body section of Explorer or Inspector window?

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How to register ribbon button in the context menu of email body section of Explorer or Inspector window?
 
Mark Lei




Posts: 8
 Joined: 2020-08-25
How to register ribbon button in the context menu of email body section of Explorer or Inspector window ?

If I developed an Outlook add-in by VSTO, I could use the XML file like below to register context menu button of email body section in many situations. 

    <contextMenu idMso="ContextMenuText">
      <button id="ContextMenu_Text" label="ContextMenu_Text"/>
    </contextMenu>
    <contextMenu idMso="ContextMenuTextEdit">
      <button id="ContextMenu_TextEdit" label="ContextMenu_TextEdit"/>
    </contextMenu>
    <contextMenu idMso="ContextMenuTextTable">
      <button id="ContextMenu_TextTable" label="ContextMenu_TextTable"/>
    </contextMenu>
    <contextMenu idMso="ContextMenuList">
      <button id="ContextMenu_List" label="ContextMenu_List" />
    </contextMenu>
    <contextMenu idMso="ContextMenuReadOnlyMailText">
      <button id="ContextMenu_ReadOnlyMailText" label="ContextMenu_ReadOnlyMailText"/>
    </contextMenu>
    <contextMenu idMso="ContextMenuReadOnlyMailTable">
      <button id="ContextMenu_ReadOnlyMailTable" label="ContextMenu_ReadOnlyMailTable" />
    </contextMenu>
    <contextMenu idMso="ContextMenuReadOnlyMailTableCell">
      <button id="ContextMenu_ReadOnlyMailTableCell" label="ContextMenu_ReadOnlyMailTableCell"/>
    </contextMenu>
    <contextMenu idMso="ContextMenuReadOnlyMailListTable">
      <button id="ContextMenu_ReadOnlyMailListTable" label="ContextMenu_ReadOnlyMailListTable"/>
    </contextMenu>

However, by Add-in Express, I found no way to do that, is it right?
Posted 25 Aug, 2020 00:37:10 Top
Andrei Smolin


Add-in Express team


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 Joined: 2006-05-11
Hello Mark,

Recently, we published updated examples and the Add-in Express manual. Find examples at https://www.add-in-express.com/creating-addins-blog/2020/07/01/sample-com-addin-projects-outlook-excel-powerpoint-word/. The latest manual is at https://www.add-in-express.com/downloads/documentation.php. In the manual, check section Step #11 ?Â?Ð?ã Programming the Outlook Ribbon UI.


Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 25 Aug, 2020 01:12:12 Top
Mark Lei




Posts: 8
 Joined: 2020-08-25
Thanks Andrei,

I used the OnRibbonBeforeCreate event, and success to add the ribbons.
Posted 25 Aug, 2020 02:33:50 Top