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SupportsSharedFolders element

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Defines whether the Outlook add-in is available in shared folders (that is, delegate access) and shared mailboxes scenarios. The <SupportsSharedFolders> element is a child element of DesktopFormFactor. It is set to false by default.

To learn more about shared folder and shared mailbox scenarios, see Enable shared folders and shared mailbox scenarios in an Outlook add-in.

Important

Support for this element in shared folder scenarios was introduced in requirement set 1.8, while support in shared mailbox scenarios was introduced in requirement set 1.13. See clients and platforms that support these requirement sets.

Add-in type: Mail

Valid only in these VersionOverrides schemas:

  • Mail 1.1

For more information, see Version overrides in the manifest.

Associated with these requirement sets:

The following is an example of the <SupportsSharedFolders> element.

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<VersionOverrides xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/mailappversionoverrides" xsi:type="VersionOverridesV1_0">
  <VersionOverrides xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/mailappversionoverrides/1.1" xsi:type="VersionOverridesV1_1">
    ...
    <Hosts>
      <Host xsi:type="MailHost">
        <DesktopFormFactor>
          <SupportsSharedFolders>true</SupportsSharedFolders>
          <FunctionFile resid="residDesktopFuncUrl" />
          <ExtensionPoint xsi:type="MessageReadCommandSurface">
            <!-- Configure selected extension point. -->
          </ExtensionPoint>

          <!-- You can define more than one ExtensionPoint element as needed. -->

        </DesktopFormFactor>
      </Host>
    </Hosts>
    ...
  </VersionOverrides>
</VersionOverrides>
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