Hello World Mail Add-in for Outlook

This is a simple mail add-in for Outlook that activates in both read forms and compose forms for mail and appointments. It's based on the starter project that Visual Studio 2013 creates when you select the App for Office project template.

What you'll need

• A web server with an SSL certificate
• An Office 365 account

Running the sample

1. Clone or fork the project from GitHub.
2. Copy the app directory from the project to your web server.
3. Open manifest.xml in a text editor and update all instances of https://<your web server> to the base URL of the directory on your web server where you deployed the app directory.
4. Logon to Outlook Web Access. Click on the gear cog in the upper right corner of the page and click on Manage apps.
5. On the Manage apps page, click on the '+' icon, select Add from file. Browse to the manifest.xml file included in the project.
6. Return to the Mail view in Outlook Web Access.
7. To try the read mode functionality of the add-in, open any message and launch the HelloWorld app from the app bar.
8. To try the compose mode functionality of the add-in, create a new message. Click the Apps button and choose HelloWorld.

Copyright

Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.

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