How to automatically open a taskpane when event triggers

Question

I want to open a taskpane when an event (e.g. when i'm about to compose a new email) triggers. It should open without the need of clicking on the addin, is there a way to be done because i cannot find it.

Answer 1

Hi @thibaut Joukes

Welcome to our forum!

Looks like the issue is more related to Office development. Please kindly understand that the Outlook tag here we mainly focus on general issues about Outlook desktop client, and little is known about office development.

Based on my search, the official documentation states to extend the Office UI by adding a button to the Office apps ribbon using the add-in command in Office Add-ins. When a user clicks your command button, an action is taken, such as opening a task pane.

References: Automatically open a task pane with a document - Office Add-ins | Microsoft Learn.

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