<formRegion> Element (Office Development in Visual Studio)
The formRegion element of the vstov4 namespace identifies a Microsoft Office Outlook form region that is associated with an VSTO Add-in.
<formRegion
name>
<messageClass
name/>
</formRegion>
The formRegion element of the vstov4 namespace identifies a form region that is associated with an Outlook VSTO Add-in. It is required only for Outlook VSTO Add-ins that include form regions.
There can be multiple formRegion elements defined inside a formRegions element for a single VSTO Add-in.
The formRegion element has the following attribute.
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
name | Required. Identifies the form region name. |
The formRegion element has the following child elements.
messageClass
The messageClass element identifies the Outlook form that is associated with the form region.
The messageClass element has the following attribute.
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
name | Required. Identifies the form that is associated with the form region. |
The following code example illustrates a formRegion element in an application manifest for an Outlook VSTO Add-in deployed using ClickOnce. There are three message classes associated with this one form region. This code example is part of a larger example provided in Application Manifests for Office Solutions.
<vstov4:formRegion
name="OutlookAddIn1.FormRegion1">
<vstov4:messageClass name="IPM.Note" />
<vstov4:messageClass name="IPM.Contact" />
<vstov4:messageClass name="IPM.Appointment" />
</vstov4:formRegion>
Creating Outlook Form Regions
Application Manifests for Office Solutions
Deployment Manifests for Office Solutions
ClickOnce Application Manifest