Adding to the context menu in office plugin with c#

Question

I am creating an office 2016 plugin for Microsoft Outlook, and would like to customize the context menu (right click menu) by adding elements when I right click on a calendar event.

Previously ApplicationEvents_11_Event.ItemContextMenuDisplayevent

and its functions would get the job done but it seems to be deprecated and no longer supported. Is there a new option for me if I would like to edit the context menu in Outlook 2016 with c#? I am using visual studio 2015 community and the Outlook 2013 and 2016 VSTO add-in template.

Answer 1

The Fluent UI (aka Ribbon UI) is used for customizing context menus in Outlook 2010 and above. Read more about context menus in the articles:

• Extending the User Interface in Outlook 2010
• Customizing Context Menus in Office 2010

The UI is described in depth in the following series of articles:

• Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers (Part 1 of 3)
• Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers (Part 2 of 3)
• Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers (Part 3 of 3)

Finally, in case of VSTO add-ins take a look at the Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Tab by Using Ribbon XML article.