Outlook desktop ignores new window options

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I am trying to open a new window from the Outlook Desktop application, and the open command is triggered from an Office 365 Outlook add-in. The window that is opened ignores all of the options passed through that window.open() command and just opens it in a new tab.

The URL is excluded from the appDomain in the manifest because I do not want this link to open in the app window but instead in a new browser window. This issue is not present in the outlook web app.

Is there any way to pass these options through?

status=no,
toolbar=no,
menubar=no,
scrollbars=yes,
location=no,
directories=no,
resizable=yes,
width=1000,
height=600

Outlook Add-ins Team - MSFT Outlook Add-ins Team - MSFT · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-11T18:40:12

The supported way for opening a new window in an Outlook Add-ins is to use the displayDialogAsync API (detailed guide here.) Unfortunately, most of the options you have described are not supported by the options for displayDialogAsync API. You can, however, guarantee that the url is opened in a new window by setting displayInIframe: false in the API options.

Outlook desktop ignores new window options

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