Modifying the Email UI
Applies To: Windows Server 2012 Essentials
In addition to using the built-in email UI, you can also update and modify the existing Dashboard UI using the core Windows Server Essentials technologies. The process for modifying the Dashboard UI to incorporate email elements is identical to updating the UI for any other Dashboard add-in: you create an assembly that contains your changes, and an .addin file that describes the changes. You use the standard classes to create ListViews and subtabs and custom controls, and you install the files in the addins directory of the UI you wish to update. The main difference between a normal add-in and a hosted email add-in is that you will likely be using the HostedEmailIntegrationManager and HostedEmailIntegrationManager interfaces to retrieve information and manage your service.
As such, the following topics mainly contain examples of using the standard UI enhancements of the Windows Essentials SDK in the context of a hosted email service. For information on completely replacing the built-in email UI with your own custom UI, see Extending and Replacing the Email UI.
In This Section
How to: Integrate a Hosted Email Solution into the Common Dashboard Tasks
How to: Integrate a Hosted Email Solution with a Top-Level Tab