Programming Applications for Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007

Learn how to extend Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with this comprehensive reference. Complete with code samples in Microsoft Visual Basic® and Visual C#®, this guide delivers the information that developers need to create customized solutions. Get the definitive guide to learning how to exploit the built-in functionality in Outlook 2007. Written by two experts on Outlook extensibility, this book delivers practical guidance and extensive code samples to help you extend, adapt, and customize information flow to the desktop.Discover how to:Programmatically create built-in item types to expose Outlook functionality in your solutionUse the Items collection and Table object to access containers for Outlook itemsConnect to shared folders, Internet calendars, and RSS subscriptions Write event handlers and hook up event delegates for Outlook objectsImplement programmatic search and organizational schemas Add controls at design-time or runtime to help you build rich form regionsExtend the Office Fluent Ribbon with customized task panes and property pagesDevelop trusted add-ins that do not display security prompts Write registry keys, install required assemblies, and deploy your solutionCompanion Web site includes:Code samples in Microsoft Visual Basic and Visual C#Reusable code snippets Add-in templates and samples