Hi Ken,

You can add items to "Menu Bar" and
create your own toolbar (CommandBar).

I tried this and failed adding a CommandBar when _reading_ an RTF
message with word (see sample code from original post). It does works
if I'm composing a message.

My Outlook Spy doesn't load its command bar in this mode either.

Just trying to work out if something in my setup is causing this
probelm, or if its a general Outlook/WordMail limitation.

thanks


Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook] wrote:
Customize is grayed out for any WordMail item (in the UI). Check it out with
a new HTML email.

When you're in WordMail you can access Inspector.CommandBars but what you
get is the Word CommandBars collection. You can add items to "Menu Bar" and
create your own toolbar (CommandBar). Adding to Standard or whatever isn't
going to work and forget about adding buttons to the mail envelope toolbars.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm


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Try some other questions.

When word is used to display RTF messages, is the toolbar customizable?

Try this:
1. Send an RTF message using Outlook 2003.
2. Have a look in sent items, and display the message. Check that the
title bar shows that the messaeg is Rich Text.
3. Try manually customizing the toolbar. View | Toolbar. Note that
"Customize..." is disabled.

Does this mean also that the toolbar can't be progarmmatically
customized?

(Weird thing is that you can modify the message body - which normally
is readonly!)

Is this the same for anyone else, or is it just me setup?

(Please reply to maillist.)