Need to add button in Outlook Ribbon Search Tab

Question

I have a task to add a button (Export) in Outlook Search tab, after instant search or advanced search i have to grab the result and export to csv file by clicking export button.

I am using VSTO with visual studio 2010 and office 2010.

Any suggestions will be very helpful.

What specifically are you exporting from the results? The message contents, the search result view fields? — SliverNinja - MSFT

root root · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-03T11:45:25

At first, you need to place a button on the right place. In your xml that will be returned to outlook, specify the right insertBeforeMso code to make sure your button is where you want it. Also find the right idMso for the tab you putting it to.

Here is an example of putting a button on main ribbon of email message window.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<customUI xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/01/customui" >
  <ribbon>
    <tabs>
      <tab idMso="TabNewMailMessage">
        <group id="Your ribbon group ID" label="Your button group Label" insertBeforeMso="GroupClipboard">
          <button id="Your button ID" label="Your button label" getImage="icon callback" size="large" onAction="click callback" />
        </group>
      </tab>
    </tabs>
  </ribbon>
</customUI>

Need to add button in Outlook Ribbon Search Tab

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