Icon for an Outlook addin

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Eric Indiran - 24 Dec 2003 19:41 GMT

I'm writing an addin for Outlook in C++. I'd like to specify an icon to be
displayed on the toolbar button. How is this done?

Microsoft.Office.Core.CommandBarControl does not appear to have a property
to set the icon.

Thanks much,
-Eric

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Eric Indiran - 25 Dec 2003 07:50 GMT

I was able to use the "PasteFace" method against a CommandBarButton to get
this to work.

Feels like a hack not to have a method that takes a HBITMAP directly and
instead rely on the system's clipboard to pass the image to a button...

-Eric

> I'm writing an addin for Outlook in C++. I'd like to specify an icon to be
> displayed on the toolbar button. How is this done?
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> Thanks much,
> -Eric

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Dmitry Streblechenko - 28 Dec 2003 17:42 GMT

In Outlook versions prior to 2002, copy the bitmap to the clipboard, then
call CommandBarButton.PasteFace.
In Outlook 2002 and up, use CommandBarButton.Picture and
CommandBarButton.Mask properties.

Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
http://www.dimastr.com/
OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
and MAPI Developer Tool

> I was able to use the "PasteFace" method against a CommandBarButton to get
> this to work.
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> > Thanks much,
> > -Eric

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