Outlook add-in tutorial?

Question

Does anyone know a good example to get started with an Outlook add-in using C #?

Answer 1

There are two ways to create such an add-in in VS 2008:

• Managed Add-in (File> New Project> Office> Outlook 2007 Add-in)
• General add-in (File> New project> Other project types> Extensibility> General add-in)

For a managed add-in:

• Getting started (Office development in Visual Studio)

Common add-in example:

• Create custom taskbars as COM add-ins

For comparison:

• Visual Studio Add-ins and Generic Add-Ins
• General add-in and VSTO Add-in: What is the difference between / how can I determine if I am developing?

Answer 2

The MSDN blog article is here.

Kindness,

Dan

Answer 3

I recommend the How-To video on MSDN:

Like me ... (link for Outlook 2013 developer)

Forms (Outlook like me)

Also - check out the Outlook Object Model
And the difference between Explorer and Inspector windows.

Along with the rest of the articles you have published, you will begin to work as soon as possible.

Answer 4

I also recommend taking a look at Addin Express.

They have a toolbox that

• offers more features than Visual Studio, and
• reduces the amount of code required (i.e. simplifies it).

Here is a description of the add-in add-in for Outlook .