Frequently we come across the question “How do I extend Outlook to do <a task>”. Depending on how extensive the task is, you might look for your answer in one or more of the following ways: Use a search engine to see if someone has posted a solution to a similar question on...

I last blogged about using the Microsoft Outlook Social Connector (OSC) provider extensibility to create an OSC provider. You can explicitly implement the provider extensibility interfaces of OSC 1.1. Alternatively, you can use the OSC Provider Proxy Library that Patrick Creehan created and then updated...

Microsoft announced the Microsoft Outlook Social Connector (OSC) 1.1 yesterday, together with a new Facebook provider and Windows Live Messenger provider, joining LinkedIn and MySpace in the family of OSC providers. You can go to our social network providers page to view and download any of these providers...

For those Office users who speak German: the second Office Community Day is occuring on June 15, 2010, in Munich, Germany. The focus of Office Community Day will be developing Microsoft Office 2010 business applications using Microsoft Office development tools in Visual Studio 2010 (formerly known as...

Following up on my blog for the February update of the Outlook Social Connector (OSC) Beta, MySpace released the beta version of their provider for the OSC, MySpace for Outlook, yesterday. MySpace for Outlook lets you view friends' profiles, activities, and status updates, and synchronize MySpace contacts...

Today, Microsoft announced the Microsoft Outlook Social Connector (OSC) Beta (February Update). The Outlook Social Connector is a Microsoft Outlook add-in that connects to social and business networks, including Microsoft SharePoint or other popular third-party sites, so users can stay in touch with...

The help model in Microsoft Office 2010 for Office client applications such as Access, Excel, Outlook, and Word has remained the same as in Office 2007: when you click F1, you can choose to access help that is installed on your computer, or help available on the Office Web site. During the Office...