How to invoke a macro in Outlook from a button in email message?
You would need to use an Outlook custom form, with a OlkCommandButton Object.
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I have created an Outlook template with checkboxes included. I want to display a message when a checkbox has been ticked. I have written some basic codes (msgbox etc.) related to each checkbox.
Issue:
How can I include/integrate my codes in the Outlook template?
Looks like you need to create a new custom Outlook form with a code behind. You can read more about that in the Create an Outlook Form article.
You will not be able to achieve the required functionality with a message body. Any scripts from message bodies can't be run for security matters.
Is it possible to add a button to the command ribbon for the calendar overview in outlook. The PrimaryCommandSurface extensionpoint doesn't seem to be supported in Outlook add-ins. Adding a button to the appointment edit window isn't enough, because I need to perform an action for the whole calendar.
Currently the feature you requested, Outlook add-in button on command ribbon for calendar overview, is not a part of the product. However, we track Outlook add-in feature requests on our user-voice page. Please add your request there. Feature requests on user-voice are considered when we go through our planning process.
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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.
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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.
My company has an issue with Outlook when it is triggered to open by Excel that causes Outlook to hang indefinitely when loading (an issue which cannot be easily fixed). We have a few workbooks with custom ribbons where we now check that Outlook is open first before allowing the user to send via email. The problem is that this doesn't account for users that still use the File > Save & Send > Send as Attachment.
I would like to know if anybody knows about a process by which I can add on a routine to the existing button that we could save as an Excel Add In on everyone's Excel that checks first if Outlook is open? I have the Outlook check written so I'm just needing help with finding a way to run it.
Any help is appreciated.
Alternatively you could disable Send as Attachment.
I wouldn't know what is important so I won't copy parts here.
How do you disable “Save and send” in Excel 2010 (in the File ribbon (called backstage in Office 2010)?
Disable the Send button in the Office Menu
You may consider repurposing the ribbon controls. See Temporarily Repurpose Commands on the Office Fluent Ribbon for more information.
Unfortunately the Backstage UI doesn't allow to repurpose controls from the XML markup. You may consider hiding the built-in UI and rebuilding it fully with custom commands. Thus, you will be able to handle the commands on your own. You can read more about that in the Introduction to the Office 2010 Backstage View for Developers article. Also see the Customizing the Office 2010 Backstage View for Developers article.
I have created a calendar list and then in list settings I've added the column Attendees. Then I created an event with certain attendees and the type as meeting. And later integrated to outlook 2010 through the Connect to Outlook option in the ribbon button. I can view the created sharepoint calender along with the default outlook calendar in outlook. But when I select an event it doesn't show the attendees I have added through sharepoint.
Is there a way to show the attendees?
There is no great way to expose custom SharePoint columns Outlook with the native connection. Outlook only understands a strict set of columns for appointment types.
We have been working on and Outlook add-in that extends the functionality and exposes any custom columns directly within Outlook 2007/2010. You can find more at http://propersync.com/unifiedcalendar.aspx.
*Disclaimer - I am part of the ProperSync team and hope this has been a relevant and useful posting.