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I am writing a function to find hidden text in a Word document and tagging them with comments. I am using Word find to do this. When a hidden text is found inside a table, after the comment is ...
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I have a dynamic menu button in our custom VSTO ribbon. I am loading content to it at runtime. That process is working fine. Dynamic drop down is creating fine. this is the code. In Ribbon.xml <...
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I created a new C# VSTO Word-Add in (Framework 4.8.1) in Visual Studio 2022. Made no modifications at all and then tried to start it (F5), but it ends with this error message: -------------------------...
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VSTO is unable to capture nested groups within PowerPoint slides. For example, consider this structure: Group1: ├── Group2: │ ├── Rectangle1 │ ├── Rectangle2 │ └── Line (connecting ...
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I understand that when there is only one filter active, I can easily obtain its value by accessing the cell adjacent to the page filter. However, when multiple filters are applied, Excel displays this ...
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I would like to add an item to the context menu of an appointment in the reminder(s) window in outlook classic: Is this possible in a VSTO add-in, and if so, what is the identifier of the context ...
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I'm using Word Interop Libraries to identify bold text in a Word document and add comments to those sections. However, while running the code, I noticed an issue(from the Word UI): when a bold part or ...
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Problem Summary I have a critical issue with my SDK-Style generated VSTO Outlook add-in when deployed via WiX MSI installer. The same VSTO files work perfectly when installed directly (double-click ....
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I am using UndoRecord.StartCustomRecord in Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word to create custom undo records in my VSTO add-in. However, I’ve encountered some unexpected behavior that makes the Word undo ...
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I'm trying to convert a classic VSTO Outlook add-in project to SDK-style format while maintaining full VSTO functionality. Both csproj project files compile successfully and produces a working .dll, ...
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I have populated a column of check boxes, and attempted to set the value of them to true like so: worksheet.CheckBoxes("Check").Value = True This is my code: Public Sub ...
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I am implement a function to do below two tasks. User have the ability to either run both or run a single task only (handle via check boxes). Task 1 : Replace multiple spaces into a single space on a ...
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I'm developing a VSTO add-in for Microsoft Word and packaging it using a .msi installer (Visual Studio Installer Project). Before proceeding with the installation, I want to ensure that Word (winword....
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TL;DR: I want to programmatically enable the "Always use these values regardless of sign-in to Office" setting found in File > Options > General in Microsoft Word. Does any Word API ...
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I have VSTO Addin in word document, and I want to identify the "Comments" button that is displayed on top right corner of the word document. provided a screenshot for reference. The comments ...
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I recently updated and migrated my backend from SOAP WCF to a REST API (C#). This backend is utilized by an Outlook add-in (desktop version) to save documents, including emails and attachments, to a ...
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Project structure: Solution VSTO Project (Added WPF project as reference) WPF Project I got this error while installing VB.NET VSTO addin project which is created usng ClickOnce approch. I've checked &...
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I created an automation script that's creating e-mails from a template e-mail file (.oft) and saving them to the Drafts folder for me to eventually send them manually. In Outlook I set an option to ...
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I have a C# Excel VSTO addin which runs properly launched from VS, but fails to work when published with ClickOnce. MSAL.Desktop.4.62.0.0.MsalClientException wam_runtime_init_failed Microsoft....
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I have this code in VB .NET and VSTO that accesses a MS Project file and exports the information from the RESOURCE USAGE view to Excel, but when taking the information about the work distributed over ...
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I'm developing a code that allows me to access the TASK USAGE view of any Ms Project file, and to be able to import that information to an Excel file. I'm using VB .NET and VSTO, accessing through the ...
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does any one know if there is an event some other trigger for the opening of the Backstage window? I tried already using the ribbonUI, and am currently looking for windowhooks on childwindows in Excel....
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Currently I am experiencing a rare issue, where the Outlook recipient object does not seem to contain the SMTP information of a user. Only the X400 information is available, very difficult to ...
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I am looking for a way to get the delta, percentage or position of the scrollbar in pixels or points if a user moves around the worksheet. But Excel only gives the position of the scrollcolumn/row of ...
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I tried to read emails from an email Outlook account in a .pst/.ost file. The code is as follows. Outlook.Application myApp = new Outlook.Application(); Outlook.NameSpace mapiNameSpace = myApp....
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I am managing an Excel VSTO add-in that works on specific files and does not support inserting/deleting columns. I would like to prevent the user from being able to do so in order to secure data in ...
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I have built a VSTO Excel addin with a simple button. I added an image to the button, but the image size in excel is always small: I cant find a way to increase the image size, I would like the ...
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I am working on a VSTO Add-In for Outlook where I need to add a signature to an email when it is ready for composition. Specifically, this should happen only once when the email is opened for replying ...
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I am new to C# VSTO Add-In development and am trying to add a signature at the cursor's location. However, I'm unable to insert HTML and can only add plain text. How can I append HTML instead? I tried ...
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I am developping a VSTO Add-In for Microsoft Office using C# and WPF. The framework is .NET framework 4.8. The Add-In consists of several buttons in the ribbon and several task panes that can be ...
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I'm creating a VSTO Excel Add-in using VB.NET. I am trying to create custom shortcuts. Application.OnKey function has 2 inputs: key and procedure, I entered "^q", which means Control + q. In ...
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I'm exploring the feasibility of implementing the following use case in OneNote Desktop (M365 2410) and would appreciate your insights. Unfortunately, I couldn't find sufficient information in the ...
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I have a Vb.NET VSTO project that has one setting in an App.Config file. Let's say the string setting is named TestSetting. I publish and install the project. When the application is not running, I ...
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So I have an add in that monitors the sent items folder and uploads emails to an azure storage when a new item hits it, if it meets certain criteria. my issue is that it only works on the default ...
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I'm developing the Outlook VSTO add-in that interacts with the third-party Outlook VSTO add-in. The third-party Outlook add-in is stateful and I can't force it to reload its configuration that was ...
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I have an Excel VSTO add-in which utilises nlog. The nlog.config file is stored in the following folder: C:\ProgramData\Company Name\Historian Client\Config If I run Excel as non-admin, the Add-In ...
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I need to decrypt a mailitem, save it as .msg, then re-encrypt it, so the original mail seems unaltered. OUTLOOK VSTO ADDIN C# // Decrypt the mail item const string PR_SECURITY_FLAGS = "http://...
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I like to check if there is a slide zoom object on a slide to set the property "Return to zoom" for all the "Slide zoom objects". I saw this article - where they say, there should ...
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I make a c# add-in for an MS Office desktop app. It uses WPF for front end UI. I want the background of the forms in the add-in to match the Office app colors. Microsoft recently launched a brand-new ...
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I am looking for a way to set an hyperlink a cell, but without setting the hyperlink style. so basically keep the existing cell formatting. I know you can set another style, but the original ...
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I am currently trying to edit the html body of a mail item in the mailitem.open event. This works fine with rather short mails, but the longer the mail itself the more the screen flickers until it's ...
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I am using the following code when creating a meeting in outlook private void ThisAddIn_Startup(object sender, EventArgs e) { //other code Application.ItemSend += Application_ItemSend; } ...
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When you have a dependent in Excel (1), so cell is used by formula on other sheet, it shows it with an icon (2). Now I was wondering if that's also possible via code. I have tried using range....
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Is there a way to get the complete original email message as sent in SMTP DATA? I can get Outlook email body and bodyHTML, and I can get email headers with PR_TRANSPORT_MESSAGE_HEADERS. Looking for eg:...
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I have created a VSTO AddIn in C# - with a ribbon and a taskpane. My goal is, to store some manual created shapes in the POTX which I can read out from my AddIn and provide to be inserted in a slide. ...
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I'd like to get an Outlook ContactItem using Exchange formatted X509 email address (a string). Is it possible or not?
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I have an Excel VSTO add-in written in vb.net. I want to write a message to the active workbook and active sheet when the user unloads the add-in. I get a COMException HRESULT: 0x800AC472 when I try ...
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I am trying to write a scrip in VSTO that can export attachments and the email (as pdf) The goal is to export the pdf which has the same information as when you print to pdf (aka it should include ...
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I need a very fast method to get an array or a list of all cell addresses in a range. So Suppose i have a range "A2:B4" I need an array A2, A3, A4, B2, B3, B4. Now i can do this by looping ...
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Can anyone help me out with the above issue?. I have checked the Visio VSTO websites and could not find any codes that accesses the needed page properties. I need to access the "page setup" ...
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