Factory Interface
Provides methods you can use to perform miscellaneous tasks in an Outlook add-in, such as creating form region controls, form region manifest objects, and custom actions.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Outlook
Assemblies: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Outlook.v4.0.Utilities (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Outlook.v4.0.Utilities.dll)
Microsoft.Office.Tools.Outlook (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Outlook.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<InterfaceTypeAttribute(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)> _
<GuidAttribute("787FA642-2A27-4626-84A9-EED0B47FA4A6")> _
Public Interface Factory _
Inherits Factory
[InterfaceTypeAttribute(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
[GuidAttribute("787FA642-2A27-4626-84A9-EED0B47FA4A6")]
public interface Factory : Factory
The Factory type exposes the following members.
Methods
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_VtblGap1_1 | Infrastructure. |
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CreateAddIn | Infrastructure. (Inherited from Factory.) |
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CreateCustomTaskPaneCollection | Infrastructure. (Inherited from Factory.) |
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CreateFormRegionCollection | Creates an IList<T> of IFormRegion objects. |
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CreateFormRegionControl | Creates a an instance of a class that implements the FormRegionControl interface. |
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CreateFormRegionCustomAction() | Creates an instance of a class that implements the FormRegionCustomAction interface with a default name. |
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CreateFormRegionCustomAction(String) | Creates an instance of a class that implements the FormRegionCustomAction class by using the specified name. |
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CreateFormRegionInitializingEventArgs | Creates a FormRegionInitializingEventArgs object that provides data for the FormRegionInitializing event of the form region factory class. |
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CreateFormRegionManifest | Creates a form region manifest that describes how the form region appears in Outlook. |
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CreateImportedFormRegion | Creates a Microsoft Office Outlook form region that is based on an Outlook Form Storage (*.ofs) file. |
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CreateSmartTagCollection | Infrastructure. (Inherited from Factory.) |
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GetRibbonFactory | Returns an object that you can use to create Ribbon controls at run time. (Inherited from Factory.) |
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Remarks
To get a Factory object, use the Globals.Factory property in your project. For more information, see Global Access to Objects in Office Projects.