VSTO - Outlook 2007 How do I show a form inside the Outlook window?

Question

I'm using VSTO with Outlook 2007 and I need to show a form (or a user control) inside the main window in outlook when the user clicks a specific toolbar button, that is, I need it to appear in the same window that the reading pane appears and not to open in a window by itself. Is this possible?

Thank you for your time.

Answer 1

Yandos,

you can do this using Subclassing, this can be a complicated subject but a great primer is over at http://www.codeproject.com/KB/office/additional_panel_Outlook.aspx

or you could use a comercial product that does that for you e.g, add-in-express

Answer 2

Yes, you can create an Outlook Form Region. Here's one of the many resources available on the subject:

Walkthrough: Creating an Outlook Form Region http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa942741(VS.80).aspx