I developed an add-in for MS outlook using VC++ COM Add-in.
I want to insert my own background image/watermark while sending mail(as
format=> Background=> Picture) option.
Could you please suggest me to implement the above said functionality.

I am programming Outlook 2003 AddIn using Visual Studio 2008 and C#.
I need to pass a reference to AddIn to user control embedded in Folder Home
Page, but it is always a null. I already found out that it's a security
barrier which prevents passing a reference.

I want to open an Outlook contact from my exe. Which informations do I need
to open the contact and how do I do this?
I heard that this is done using MAPI. Well, I know nothing from MAPI.
Can anybody please help?

How do I apply a filter to an Outlook MAPIFolder to only return my
Recurring Appointments ?

I need to display a progress meter, that accepts cancellation, during a
long-running process in my add-in.
Originally, I planned to use the BackgroundWorker, but soon learned of the
cross-threading issues that occur w/ Outlook.

My environment is VC++2005/ATL/OLK2003&2007. I added Outlook::
ApplicationEvents successfully and all are ok. But the size of propertypage
for outlook2003 and 2007 is different, so i want to adjust the controls'
position to the middle of the propertypage. But it is no use to call

I am using a ListView with checkboxes as a metaphor for working with a
collection (MapiFolder.Items) of ContactItems in a Wizard that I am
building--I want to make sure that I'm using 'best practices' when 'binding'
the two objects together.

How can I get the user's AD account (i.e. username) via my Outlook plug-in in
C#?

Is parsing the subject line for the word 'Undeliverable' the most robust
mechanism for identifying an undeliverable message?  Is there not a
standardized message header that deals with this?  I need a way to identify
undeliverable messages that will not be affected by ...

My add-in's forms and control have a distinctly windows 98 (or so) feel
about them.  Is there something that I need to do in my VS 2005 project to
use the Windows XP style?
Thanks,

I currently do the following after pressing send:
- create a new e-mail
- change content from original e-mail and copy to new e-mail
- send new e-mail

Are Outlook 2007 email user-defined fields I create automatically indexed
for Advanced Search?

  I want to code a small project which can pop up a warning when user click
send a email.
  But it doesnt work for application_itemsend.
  i work with VS2008, vb.

When i call a windows form from my add-in it will not dispaly any of the
information on the form.
this is how im calling my form.
Dim frmExport As New Form()

Environment: Visual Studio 2008
Language: VB.Net
Application: Outlook 2003
I seem to have come to a road block. I'm writing an application that needs