I have trouble installing a manifest xml in Outlook 2016 as an add-in.
When I click the Store button in ribbon to install an xml file for an add-in, instead of showing this, it redirects to a web url which shows this.
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I am trying to develop a outlook addin using yoman-generator.
The code runs and opens outlook but the taskpane addin doesnot appear anywhere on the ribbon.
Also checked the disabled and inactive addins but the taskpane is nowhere to be found.
Anyone can help me on this please? And I am using outlook 2016
First of all, you need to check the manifest file for any ribbon UI customizations. If ribbon buttons are not listed there, you will never find them on the UI.
Also checked the disabled and inactive addins but the taskpane is nowhere to be found.
It seems you have checked the list of COM add-ins, not web add-ins in Outlook. On the Home tab you may find the Get Add-ins button which opens the Add-ins dialog where if clicking on the My Add-ins tab on the left side of the window you may find your add-in listed. If it is not listed there you need to add it by pointing to the manifest file. Before doing that you need to make sure the web server where the add-in is hosted is running and files are accessible.
I have a VSTO project, with a custom ribbon for Excel and some forms, and I have the following problem: I'm trying to work on the same project on both a PC and on a laptop for mobility (started on PC).
I synchronized the project folder with Dropbox, I installed the certificate on my laptop.
On the PC, no problems. On the laptop, I don't get any errors but when I run it, it does not display the custom ribbon.
Can anyone help me figure out what I'm doing wrong?
First of all, you need to make sure the add-in is loaded by the host application. Try to set a breakpoint and start debugging from VS. If any breakpoint is hit then you need to start working on the ribbon errors. If not, you need to check why the add-in is not loaded by the host application. There are multiple reasons why the add-in may not be loaded, see How to troubleshoot a VSTO addin that does not load? for more information.
By default, if a VSTO add-in attempts to manipulate the Microsoft Office user interface (UI) and fails, no error message is displayed. However, you can configure Microsoft Office applications to display messages for errors that relate to the UI. You can use these messages to help determine why a custom ribbon does not appear, or why a ribbon appears but no controls appear.
To show VSTO Add-in user interface errors you need:
Start the application.
Click the File tab.
Click Options.
In the categories pane, click Advanced.
In the details pane, select Show VSTO Add-in user interface errors, and then click OK.
See How to: Show Add-in user interface errors for more information.
So I have developed a outlook web add-in, it can read emails content and send it to the server.
But, if I use outlook desktop version to open an eml file, the add-in commands will be greyed out.
Is there any way I can Address this? Because users could potentially want to send contents in eml to the server too.
The below picture show another web add-in get greyed out when I use Outlook desktop to open a eml file.
.msg and .eml files are not suported by web add-ins.
Similar question:Office add-in is not activated on Outlook if open .msg template
I don't know of any workaround for this.
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I have created a project for an outlook web add-in. I can see the web add-in in the browser UI, and click everything appears to be correct.
However I cannot view it on the desk top version of outlook 2016. The directions say:
1. Open the Office Store, either in Outlook 2016 for Windows or Outlook on the web:
- In Outlook 2016 for Windows, choose the Store button on the Home tab.
- In Outlook on the web, choose the gear icon in the upper-right corner, then choose Manage integrations.
2. Click the text Click here to add a custom add-in.
3. Choose Add from file....
4. Browse to and select the tw-email-manifest.xml file from the root of the project folder, and then choose Open.
5. Review the warning prompt and choose Install.
6. Close the Office Store window. Your add-in will load in Outlook.
Followed the directions for Outlook on the web but when I get to In Outlook 2016 for Windows, choose the Store button on the Home tab. it directs me to the Office 365 Link https://store.office.com/en-us/appshome.aspx?productgroup=Outlook&ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US
Anybody with ideas. When I use a default setup project out of VS 2017 everything runs fine, but attempting to create the project using Microsoft Office Add-in Project Generator - YO OFFICE! It will not have a MVC back end.
The direction came from this link
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/add-ins/addin-tutorial
Instructions on how to sideload in Outlook 2016 desktop are here
If this doesn't work for you, you can still sideload from Outlook on the Web
I use VS 2010 and the deploy function and to get quick access to the functionality I showed Web One Click Publish toolbar. But the toolbar is only activated when I open Web.config files or when I open Properties of a web project. When I open C# code file that toolbar is disabled. I think the functionality should be enabled independently like for example functionality Build project.
Is it something wrong in my VS installation or configuration?
I've just found that it is disabled when code file being viewed (active) does not belong to Web project (but to other one instead that cannot be published).