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Outlook form regions for Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002, 2000. Custom forms & folder views.

Add-in Express Extensions 2008 for Microsoft® Outlook®

Add-in Express Extensions for Microsoft Outlook allows you to customize the Outlook folder view (the Outlook Explorer window) and Outlook forms (the Outlook Inspector window) by embedding feature-rich .NET and VCL forms into the Outlook Explorer  and Inspector window. The Add-in Express  Extensions for Outlook provides a new mechanism for Outlook form customization, an analog of the form regions technology provided by Outlook 2007. But unlike Microsoft form regions, the Add-in Express Extensions for Outlook work for all Outlook versions: Outlook 2000, 2002 (XP), 2003 and Outlook 2007.  

Note! The Add-in Express Extensions for Outlook is included in Add-in Express packages. 

Customize Outlook forms and Outlook folder views

The Add-in Express Extensions for Outlook is based on the Outlook windows architecture and helps you use a custom Outlook folder view and a custom Outlook form in a more comfortable way than the Digital Dashboard technology (Outlook Today) or Windows API. Now you can use any .NET and VCL forms, controls and components (such as grids, editors and tree-views) on Outlook folder views and Outlook forms.

With the Add-in Express Extensions for Outlook you can:

• Completely replace the content of any Outlook view (Outlook Explorer window) with your custom feature-rich form, or host your custom form above, below, to the left and to the right of Outlook views, or embed your form below the Outlook Navigation Pane and To-Do Bar. More about customizing Outlook Navigation Pane and To-Do Bar.
• Change the design of your froms both programmatically and at design-time.
• Embed your forms into any Outlook forms such as e-mail, task, contact, note, appointment forms (the Outlook Inspector window), add your form to the left, to the right, above and below the body of Outlook forms. See a video showing how to customize views in Outlook Today style.
• Embed custom Outlook forms into one, several or all Outlook forms and folder views.
• Include any number of custom Outlook form regions in one project.
• Use any controls on embedded Outlook forms including grids, editors and tree-views, etc.

The Add-in Express Extensions for Outlook supports VB .NET, C#, Delphi 2005, 2006 and 2007.  Microsoft Outlook 2007, 2003, Outlook 2002 (XP) and Outlook 2000 with any service packs and updates are supported.

True RAD modules and Outlook-specific components

The Add-in Express Extensions for Outlook allows you to create Outlook add-ins without coding their GUI. It does all service work itself, you concentrate your efforts on the applied code only.

Deployment: setup projects

All solutions based on Add-in Express and Add-in Express Extensions for Outlook include setup projects generated automatically. These setup projects take upon themselves all troubles of the Outlook plugin deployment and integrate all necessary dependencies.

Supported IDEs and applications

The Add-in Express Extensions for Outlook supports VB .NET, C# and Delphi in Visual Studio 2003 and 2005 as well as Borland Delphi 2005 and 2006. It also supports Microsoft Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002 (XP) and Outlook 2000 with any service packs and updates.

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