SendEmailButton style and template

Learn about the style and template for the SendEmailButton control. You can modify the default ControlTemplate to give the control a unique appearance. For more information, see the other topics in the Customizing Lync Controls section.

Applies to: Lync 2013 | Lync Server 2013

There are no states or Style properties for the SendEmailButton control.

SendEmailButton parts

The following table lists the named parts for the SendEmailButton control.

Part	Type	Description
CommandControl	Control	Starts Microsoft Outlook and initiates the desired action with that contact.

Default style and template

The following shows the XML namespace mapping that you have to specify when you work with styles and templates.

xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Lync.Controls;assembly=Microsoft.Lync.Controls"

The following sample shows the default Windows Presentation Foundation style and template for the SendEmailButton control.

<Style x:Key="SendEmailButtonStyle1" TargetType="controls:SendEmailButton">
 <Setter Property="Template">
  <Setter.Value>
   <ControlTemplate TargetType="controls:SendEmailButton">
    <Microsoft_Lync_Controls_Internal:HelpTextButton AutomationProperties.AutomationId="StartEmailButton" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" Microsoft_Lync_Controls_Internal_Framework_Commands:Command.Click="{Binding Model.SendEmailCommand, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" Microsoft_Lync_Controls_Internal_Framework_Commands:Command.CommandParameter="{TemplateBinding Subject}" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}" Style="{StaticResource GlobalIconButtonStyle}">
     <ToolTipService.ToolTip>
      <ToolTip Content="{Binding Model.PresenceItems.PrimaryEmail, Converter={StaticResource EmailAddressToStartEmailTooltipConverter}, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}" Style="{StaticResource DefaultToolTipStyle}"/>
     </ToolTipService.ToolTip>
     <Binding Path="Content" RelativeSource="{RelativeSource TemplatedParent}">
      <Binding.TargetNullValue>
       <ContentControl Style="{StaticResource IconStyle.StartEmail}"/>
      </Binding.TargetNullValue>
     </Binding>
    </Microsoft_Lync_Controls_Internal:HelpTextButton>
   </ControlTemplate>
  </Setter.Value>
 </Setter>
</Style>

See also

Customizing Lync Controls