Developing a provider for the Outlook Social Connector version 1.1

Following the release of the Outlook Social Connector (OSC) version 1.1 and the availability of new and updated providers , we have released a set of updated and expanded content for developers. The Outlook Social Connector 1.1 Provider Reference incorporates content from OSC 1.0 with new additions for OSC 1.1. If you’re developing a provider for the OSC, here is a quick guide to the new provider reference on MSDN: Getting Started with Developing an Outlook Social Connector Provider helps you understand why and how to develop a provider.

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Developing a provider for the Outlook Social Connector version 1.1

Developing a provider for the Outlook Social Connector version 1.1

Following the release of the Outlook Social Connector (OSC) version 1.1 and the availability of new and updated providers , we have released a set of updated and expanded content for developers. The Outlook Social Connector 1.1 Provider Reference incorporates content from OSC 1.0 with new additions for OSC 1.1.

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Use a path that resolves anywhere your VSTO solution could be deployed (Christin Boyd)

One of the VSTO MVPs pointed out that in some cases his customers were unable to resolve UNC paths consistently.  When he investigated further, he found that some branch offices of an enterprise were unable to resolve the UNC path ( \myservermyvstoappsinstallpath ) because of the way they setup their network infrastructure.  The only workaround he could find was to use a fully qualified web URL instead of a UNC path.  The resolution was to create a web server internal to the corporation which is still accessible by people in the branch office.  The other option would be to negotiate with the IT staff to change the way the branch office resolves server names, but apparently that was not an option.

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Do Your Outlook UI Elements Need Counseling? – Get your Form Regions, Ribbons, and Task Panes Talking to Each Other Again (Norm Estabrook)

So you want to open a task pane by using a button on the Ribbon. You also want a form region that appears in an e-mail item to detect the state of a control on a custom task pane so that you can add or remove an option that appears in a Ribbon menu right? Ok, I completely made this scenario up

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Do Your Outlook UI Elements Need Counseling? – Get your Form Regions, Ribbons, and Task Panes Talking to Each Other Again (Norm Estabrook)

Use an Outlook Macro to Stop Forgetting the Subject Line [Outlook]

Windows only: Microsoft Outlook is a powerful tool used worldwide by corporate drones—and with a little macro goodness, it will remind you to attach a subject line to your TPS Reports. Adding the new macro requires a number of steps, but when you are finished you'll have a reminder to add in a subject line—just like Gmail has by default.

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Here is a Way to Get the ID of a Built-in Outlook Command Bar Menu (Norm Estabrook)

Recently, a forum poster asked us how he could add a submenu item to a built-in menu item in Outlook.  Note that these are not controls that appear on the Ribbon of an Outlook item, but rather the menus that drop down from the top of the Outlook Explorer such as the View menu and the Tools menu. So one way to do this (In fact the only way that I know of) is to use the example shown in the following MSDN topic – How to: Add Custom Menus and Menu Items to Outlook . You can’t just use the example as is

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Here is a Way to Get the ID of a Built-in Outlook Command Bar Menu (Norm Estabrook)

FoxitPDF Preview Handler Loads PDFs in Outlook 2007 [Downloads]

Windows only: If you’re in need of a light-weight PDF previewer for messages in Outlook 2007 , you can now plug FoxitPDF, the speedy and free PDF viewer, directly into it.

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Top 10 Outlook Boosters [Lifehacker Top 10]

Outlook is such a fixture of office and computer life, its potential as a central life-organizing inbox is easily taken for granted. Empower your Outlook with these add-ons, link-ups, and data management techniques. 10

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How Microsoft Adapts Getting Things Done for Outlook [Outlook]

A cadre of Microsoft’s email geeks have their own system, based in part on the Getting Things Done principals, to manage messages and tasks in Outlook. Luckily, they’re sharing their setups with everybody. Ian Palangio offers a OneNote tutorial on setting up your own Outlook inbox for “Pay It Forward Email Management” (PIFEM), and points to a number of other MS blog posts on PIFEM and its particulars

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How Microsoft Adapts Getting Things Done for Outlook [Outlook]