I have a very basic standard manifest like this:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/add-ins/manifests
My Outlook Add-in supports the following clients:
Outlook 2013 or later
Outlook 2013 Service Pack 1 or later
Outlook 2016 or later
Outlook on the Web
Outlook 2016 for Mac
How do I remove support for Outlook 2013 and leave only 2016?
All apps and add-ins submitted to the Office Store must comply with the Office Store Validation Policies
Specifically section 4.12.1, "Your add-in must work across all platforms that support the methods that you define in the Requirements element in your add-in manifest."
For details about which platforms support which methods, see Office Add-in host and platform availability.
As noted above, you MUST support 2013 (even though I think 2013 is EOL in early 2018). But from my own experience, just make sure this is in your manifest:
<!-- These elements support older clients that don't support add-in commands -->
<FormSettings>
<Form xsi:type="ItemRead">
<DesktopSettings>
<SourceLocation DefaultValue="https://api.franconnect.net/outlook.html?action=upload&view=desktop&mode=read"/>
<RequestedHeight>450</RequestedHeight>
</DesktopSettings>
</Form>
</FormSettings>
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I have a published/certified MS Outlook Add-In on the Microsoft Store:
https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/office/WA104381281?src=office&tab=Overview
It shows Product Supported: OfficeProductForAndroid and OfficeProductForIOS. However, the Add-In only appears on IOS devices (as well as Desktop, OWA, etc).
How can I get support to know why the Add-in does not appear on Android devices?
PS - it does work by adding our XML staging manifest directly. And other public store Add-Ins are working.
In mobile(iOS and Android) add-in need to be whitelisted to show on Add-in Management Screen if it is not installed manually or not installed at all.
Whitelisting of Add-in is done by our team on request. I think franConnect has been whitelisted. Soon it will start coming on Addin Management Screen.
I am trying to understand how to develop add-ins/macros in JS for Office, do I need VSTO for it or does it run from Office somewhere?
I did understood that Microsoft is making the first steps toward replacing VBa with JS and impemented an API to develop macros in Office.Js simmilar to the one Google has for it's Docs. But where can I find a development enviroment for Office.js?
The new web-based add-ins are basically a web application executed in the context of the Office application, either on the Desktop (by embedding a browser, IE11 at the moment) or in the browser (Office Online) where everything is web-based already.
The add-in can be hosted on any web resource you like. You just need to specify a source location URI.
Settings and metadata of the add-in are defined in a manifest file. The article Office Add-ins platform overview describes it very well.
Development can be done in any editor or IDE suitable for coding web apps. There is no Alt+F11 VBA IDE anymore, but you may try the Script Lab add-in, a Microsoft Garage project that allows you to try out some code directly in Office and share code snippets. It includes a great collection of sample code too.
The new WebApplications are hosted on a Webserver. You can develop Office Apps with Visual Studio.
Here is a good course for developing Office Apps including an overview of the Javascript Office API:
https://mva.microsoft.com/en-us/training-courses/introduction-to-office-365-development-8329
I developed an add-in with a MessageComposeCommandSurface extension point.
It appears, is activated and works on outlook.office.com but with windows desktop client, Outlook 2016 (version 16.0.8625.2121), the button appears in compose mode but stays gray and it is not clickable.
I tested the command-demo-addin mentioned in Microsoft Docs and published on Github with the same result. Similarly, as shown on screenshot, it is impossible to click and launch the add-in which seems unactivated.
The COMPOSE buttons are disabled in the following instances:
1) The Item is in a public folder.
2) The Item is in Junk, Outbox (not drafts), or Sync Issues.
3) The item is "secure". DRM, or S-MIME encrypted. (older versions of Outlook also do not support S-MIME signed)
4) Outlook is offline.
In the situation where Read Mode add-ins are working, but Compose does NOT it is almost always #3. Usually the user will have on the option to always DRM / S-MIME their outgoing messages.
Update with image of security settings:
If Com Add-ins load a Custom Form this can also affect add-ins:
Checking Com Add-ins:
Note that outlook actually ships with some add-ins and a lot of com-addins work fine with Web Add-ins. It's only when Com Add-ins override the default new mail form (or other forms) that they can interfere with Web Add-ins.
Some COM add-ins will NOT use Custom Form, but will access the parent folder (item.Parent) and there is currently a bug that disable's Web Add-ins when a COM Add-in or VBA script does this.
File->Options->Add-Ins-> "Go" (next to manage add-ins)
If you have an antivirus instaled like avast, try to disable the addin of this and then try to open your compose mail window.
I have a VSTO Ms Outlook Addin which interacts with Contacts, Tasks, Meetings,Calender and Emails of Outlook and it works fine with Office 2007,2010,2013,2016.
Now, I would like to implement the same for "app for outlook".
How should I do that? Can anyone explain.
You can start by consulting this getting started.
As a former VSTO add-in dev, you have to rethink the way you design Office add-ins. A web add-in is no more than a web app using a library office.js to fill the bridge between your logic and the office host. Keep in mind that you still have the possibility to use web services to do things that are not available with office.js, see how here
I wrote a blog post explaining the differences from a technical and business perspective of these two generations of addins.
How create a small program where I can schedule my activities and update my Microsoft Outlook Calendar (Microsoft 2003 up to now versions).
Not a plugin of outlook , looking for windows form
You can automate Outlook from any application. See How to automate Outlook by using Visual Basic for more information.
Also you may find the following links helpful:
Automating Outlook from a Visual Basic Application
Starting an Outlook Automation Session
VB app automates Outlook (VBAutomateOutlook)