Posts Tagged ‘.NET’

Video HowTo: Outlook Inspector regions – TopSubpane region (VB.NET)

In today's part of this short video how-to series covering Inspector regions, we are going to explorer the capacities of the TopSubpane region... Read the rest of this entry →

Video HowTo: Outlook Inspector regions – LeftSubpane region (VB.NET)

In our todays' video example of customizing the Outlook Inspector window we are going to look into the capabilities of the LeftSubpane region... Read the rest of this entry →

How to install multiple Office add-ins using one setup project

In today's post I'll demonstrate how you can install multiple Add-in Express Microsoft Office Add-ins without building multiple setup programs. Start by creating a new ADX COM Add-in project in Visual Studio ... Read the rest of this entry →

Video HowTo: Outlook Inspector regions – CompleteReplacement region (VB.NET)

In version 6.4 of Add-in Express for Office and .net that we published just yesterday, a new Inspector region type is introduced - CompleteReplacement. I think it's a good idea to begin our inspector regions series with this region, it's always a fun to learn something new... Read the rest of this entry →

Video: Add-in Express visual designers – skip coding your custom Office components, simply draw them!

Office developers like to build solutions of all shapes and sizes. And if we only compare building of Office solutions to building buildings, we'll see that the fun part is the stuff you can see like the doors and the windows the façade and the paint – all the things that are visually appealing, the things that your users notice. The less desirable part of buildings is the stuff you don't see, perhaps the plumbing... Read the rest of this entry →

How to check programmatically if the user is editing an Excel cell

Here's a typical scenario: your code modifying a workbook fails because the user types something into a cell. Now how to determine that Excel is in the edit mode? ... Read the rest of this entry →

How to customize Office 2010 and 2007 Ribbon with your own tabs or controls

In today's post I'll demonstrate how you can insert your own ribbon tabs (for Office 2007-2010) and controls (for Office 2000-2003) before or after Office's built-in tabs or controls. I'll also show you how you can add an existing built-in Office control to your own ribbon tab... Read the rest of this entry →

Video HowTo: Outlook Explorer regions – DockBottom region (VB.NET)

Now the turn has come to the last of the Explorer regions, and today we are going to create the DockBottom region. This specific region, supported by Outlook 2007 and 2010, resides underneath the Navigation Pane, Outlook super grid pane (list of items) and To-Do bar... Read the rest of this entry →

How to create advanced view and form regions with Add-in Express Regions for Microsoft Outlook and VSTO

In this post I'll introduce you to the new Add-in Express Regions for Microsoft Outlook and Visual Studio Tools for Office. To get started, create a new Outlook 2010 Add-in project in Visual Studio 2010... Read the rest of this entry →

Announcing our newest product: Add-in Express Regions for Microsoft Outlook and VSTO

We're very pleased to announce the availability of the newest addition to our powerhouse line-up of leading edge, RAD development tools for building Microsoft Office solutions with Visual Studio: Add-in Express Regions for Microsoft Outlook and VSTO! ... Read the rest of this entry →

Video: Add-in Express Regions for Outlook and VSTO

A couple of weeks ago Eric Legault made mention of the new Add-in Express product known as Add-in Express Regions for Outlook and VSTO. I've had the pleasure of working with this new product for several weeks and I think it is a winner... Read the rest of this entry →

Video HowTo: Outlook Explorer regions – DockRight region (VB.NET)

The DockRight region is a special region type that is supported by Outlook 2007 and 2010 only. It is located on the right of the To-Do bar. In this video how-to we are going to create a new DockRight region and bind it to Outlook folders containing Mail, Appointment, Contacts and Task items... Read the rest of this entry →

Video: How Add-in Express makes Office development rewarding

Office development is a rewarding experience providing you the developer using Visual Studio the opportunity to impact the lives of users of all shapes and sizes. Using Office as the development platform, you can build solutions that integrate with your users' business processes and simplify their life... Read the rest of this entry →

Video: How Microsoft Office abuses its developers and how Add-in Express stops this

If you have any experience in developing solutions on the Office platform, you have most likely learnt that Office has the tendency to abuse its developers. One of the main reasons for this is that Office is comprised of several different applications like Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word, and each of these applications has their own object model that you need to understand and master when building your solutions... Read the rest of this entry →

Video HowTo: Outlook Explorer regions – DockTop region (VB.NET)

The region that we are going to scrutinize today is DockTop. This is a special region type that works only in Outlook 2007 and 2010... Read the rest of this entry →

Redeploying Office extensions via ClickTwice

This is the final part of the series that describes all possible ways of deploying your Add-in Express-based Office extensions. I recommend that you begin from the very beginning: Step-by-step deployment of Office extensions: Overview. Or, if you are interested only in ClickTwice :) deployment, you can start right away with Deploying Office extensions via ClickTwice :)... Read the rest of this entry →

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