Backstage view in outlook 2007 - outlook-addin

I am developing an outlook 2007 add-in which is based on an existing outlook 2010 plugin. I managed to get most of the features working, because most of them were backwards compatible. However there are some I could not, because 2007 simply did not have certain features. \
Backstage view
Main ribbon
My question is - what would you suggest for an equivalent interface? Where would you put in outlook 2007 something that was in backstage view in 2010?

After much deliberation I decided to use a custom menu. All features available through the backstage view in 2010 will be converted to menu items in the custom menu in Outlook 2007.
Also buttons from the main ribbon will become items in the same custom menu.
This solution, while not as elegant as Fluent UI will work, I think, because all of my plugin's functionality will be available from one spot.

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How to create toggle button for Macro

I have created a macro that will set the categories of out going mail without needing to open the tag dialog. I have added the macro to the ribbon via the "Customize Ribbon" options on outlook itself. That macro works fine, however I would like the button to be highlighted (toggled on) when the category is set and then regular (toggle off) when the category is no longer set.
I only have basic VB knowledge but have good knowledge of java so the concepts are familiar just not the syntax. This is also the first macro I've ever done.
I have tried searching Google and Stack for an answer but I think due to my lack of knowledge I'm not using the correct keyword to get a useful result.
Thanks for the help.
VBA macros don't allow creating a custom ribbon UI. You need to develop a COM add-in if you want to customize the Fluent UI by adding a toggle button to the Outlook window.
Take a look at the following articles to create a custom ribbon UI:
Walkthrough: Create a custom tab by using the Ribbon Designer
Walkthrough: Create a custom tab by using Ribbon XML
The Fluent UI is described in depth in the following series of articles:
Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers (Part 1 of 3)
Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers (Part 2 of 3)
Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers (Part 3 of 3)

How to create a Outlook 2013 Add-in Command?

I want to create a Ribbon Button in the calendar view of Outlook that extracts some properties (e.g. data, time) of the current selected calendar item (appointment) in the Outlook calendar view and that creates a new Email with the properties listed in the text.
I also appreciate answers that will provide links to blogs, articles or videos related to this task, as I couldn't find much with the necessary guidance and explanation I need for this. Also other solutions to do this with Outlook on-board tools are welcome. Important: I do not just want to forward the appointment as an attachment to a new Email, I want the properties as text in the Email.
Remarks:
I have no background in MS Office plugin development, please consider this
I have successfully done this walktrough with the VBA code samples (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc668191.aspx), that adds some text to every new Email message, but I couldn't figure out how to go on effectively to get my task done
Thanks
VBA doesn't allow creating a ribbon custom UI for Outlook. You need to develop a COM add-in for Outlook if you want to create a custom UI. Read more about that in the Walkthrough: Creating Your First VSTO Add-In for Outlook article.
VSTO provides two main ways for creating a custom ribbon UI:
Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Tab by Using Ribbon XML
Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Tab by Using the Ribbon Designer
You may find the Fluent UI described in depth in the following series of articles:
Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers (Part 1 of 3)
Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers (Part 2 of 3)
Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers (Part 3 of 3)
Also, you may consider creating web-based add-ins (former known as Mail Aps), see Add-in commands for Outlook for more information.

Create a custom button with icon in a custom group for Outlook using C# VSTO

I am fairly new to C# as well as the Outlook Library.
I have created a custom group in Meeting Tab of Outlook, which has a button in it.
I also added an image in properties of Button(as displayed in the screenshot).
The image would represent the logo of my add-in. But I'm not able to change the size of that image.
I want my button to look similar to that of other buttons of Outlook just like 'Skype Meeting' or 'Meeting Notes' with the larger icon.
Can anyone please suggest me the way to design the Button with large icon.
I have created the Ribbon (Visual Designer) in Visual Studio 2015 for Outlook 2016 Add-In using VSTO. What would be the best way to do this using C#?
There are two sizes for "button" ribbon control:
size="large"
size="normal"
If you add into your button control XML large size, you'll get the button look you are referring to. For more information on how to customize Office Fluent Ribbon please refer to the following great resources:
Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers (Part 1 of 3)
Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers (Part 2 of 3)
Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers (Part 3 of 3)
I got the solution for this problem.
We can set the property 'ControlSize' of Button to 'RibbonControlSizeLarge'.

is it possible to add a button to the right-click context menu for a user in Outlook 2010 using VBA?

I've tried many things and read up quite a bit but I cannot figure this out.
I cannot create an add-in so I have to use VBA.
I want to add a a button to the right-click context menu when I right-click on a user. Is this possible?
Yes, it is possible to customize the context menu in Outlook. See Customizing Context Menus in Office 2010 for more information.
But VBA doesn't allow to customize the Fluent UI in Outlook, you need to develop an add-in instead.

VBA Application Migration from Office 2002 to Office 2007

Looking for Migration from Office 2002 - VBA Word Doc Application to Office 2007.
Issues: Though Office 2007 Supports VBA Application - VB Macro Code, Menu Bars are not appearing. Indeed, VBA Macro Menus display under "Add-ins".
On a study, I realized Office 2007 Supports XML - Ribbon. Is there any ideal approach to migrate VBA Macro Application to Office 2007?
Your best bet would be these two MSDN articles: Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon and Creating a Custom Tab by Using Ribbon XML, although they look like they focus on doing it across all applications, rather than just one. There help docs for each Office app, to get them all try this Google query: site:msdn.microsoft.com office 2007 add button to ribbon.
This snippet, from the first link, should be what you're looking for:
What About Existing Solutions?
In previous versions of Office, developers used the command bars object model to build the Visual Basic code that modified the Fluent UI. In the 2007 release of Office, this legacy code continues to work in most cases without modification. However, changes made to toolbars in Microsoft Office 2003 now appear on an Add-Ins tab. The type of customization that appears depends on the original design of the add-in. For example, Office creates a Menu Commands group that contains items added to the previous menu structure (such as the File menu, the Insert menu, and the Tools menu). Office also creates a Toolbar Commands group that contains items added to the previous built-in toolbars (such as the Standard toolbar, the Formatting toolbar, and the Picture toolbar). In addition, custom toolbars that are added by an add-in or document appear in the Custom Toolbars group on the Add-Ins tab.