Posts Tagged ‘VB.NET’

How To: Respond to an Outlook email programmatically

Several Outlook item types provide the Forward, Reply and ReplyAll methods. Let's see how to respond to an Outlook.MailItem... Read the rest of this entry →

How To: Get any standard / default folder in Outlook

One of the most common tasks in Outlook programming a developer may face is getting a standard folder. Here I will show you how to get it... Read the rest of this entry →

How To: Delete a folder in Outlook

Some time ago I showed a way of creating a folder in Outlook. Now I want to show the reverse operation – deleting a folder. The Outlook Object Model provides the Delete method of the Folder class for such task. It doesn’t accept any parameters and doesn’t return any value. It just does its job!... Read the rest of this entry →

How To: Create a new folder in Outlook

Today I will show you how to create a new folder in Outlook. As you have probably noticed, the Outlook Object Model provides the Folders class... Read the rest of this entry →

How to specify account for an outgoing Outlook message

How to specify account for an outgoing email message in Outlook 2000-2010?... Read the rest of this entry →

Video HowTo: Advanced Word task panes – Top task pane (VB.NET)

The next pane of the Word task panes series that we are going to explore is the Advanced Top Task Pane. We are going to create a new COM add-in that will work in Microsoft Word 2000 - 2010, add a custom task pane and bind it to the top position... Read the rest of this entry →

Creating an Office COM add-in: getting started for VB developers

How to quickly create a shared COM add-in for Microsoft Outlook, Excel and word in VB.NET. Sample add-in is available for download.... Read the rest of this entry →

Video HowTo: Advanced Word task panes – Left task pane (VB.NET)

To continue with a series of short video how-to demonstrating the capabilities of Add-in Express in customizing the Microsoft Office UI, we will explorer the Advanced Word Task Panes... Read the rest of this entry →

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

Today we are going to review the potential of InspectorRegion. Using this region you can add your own form underneath the main page of any Outlook Inspector window, such as mail, contact, appointment etc. Let's see how to create it... Read the rest of this entry →

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

Today we are going to shed some light on the capabilities of the BottomSubpane region. We will create our own advanced region and host it to the bottom part of the Inspector window that contains mail items... Read the rest of this entry →

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

The next Inspector region that we target is RightSubpane. This region is located on the right of the Inspector window, it can be bound to any Outlook items such as mail, task, contact, etc... Read the rest of this entry →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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