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CommandSurface element

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Defines the custom tab and ribbon buttons of a module extension add-in in classic Outlook on Windows. For more information about module extensions, see Module extension Outlook add-ins.

Add-in type: Mail

Valid only in these VersionOverrides schemas:

  • Mail 1.1

For more information, see Version overrides in the add-in only manifest.

Associated with these requirement sets:

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Attributes

None.

Child elements

Element Required Description
CustomTab Yes Defines a custom tab on the ribbon for the module extension add-in. The custom tab hosts buttons that run add-in operations.

Example

<ExtensionPoint xsi:type="Module">
  <SourceLocation resid="residExtensionPointUrl"/>
  <Label resid="residExtensionPointLabel"/>
  <CommandSurface>
    <CustomTab id="idTab">
      <Group id="idGroup">
        <Label resid="residGroupLabel"/>
        <Control xsi:type="Button" id="group.changeToAssociate">
          <Label resid="residChangeToAssociateLabel"/>
          <Supertip>
            <Title resid="residChangeToAssociateLabel"/>
            <Description resid="residChangeToAssociateDesc"/>
          </Supertip>
          <Icon>
            <bt:Image size="16" resid="residAssociateIcon16"/>
            <bt:Image size="32" resid="residAssociateIcon32"/>
            <bt:Image size="80" resid="residAssociateIcon80"/>
          </Icon>
          <Action xsi:type="ExecuteFunction">
            <FunctionName>changeToAssociateRate</FunctionName>
          </Action>
        </Control>
      </Group>
      <Label resid="residCustomTabLabel"/>
    </CustomTab>
  </CommandSurface>
</ExtensionPoint>