Attn:MVPS - Custom Outlook Home Page and Outlook's HTML Rendering Engine

[David C. Holley]

I'm aware that Outlook 2007 now uses Word 2007's HTML rendering engine for
emails and subsequently there are numerous aspects of HTML that are no
longer supported. However, when I designate a Home Page for an Outlook
Folder, Outlook doesn't seem to have any issues rendering the HTML. Am I
correct that any page can be set as the Home Page for an Outlook Folder and
that it will be rendered as if its being viewed directly in a browser?
(Browser-nuances excluded).

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Only mail uses word to render html - outlook itself still uses a stub of IE
with heighten security. Security is tighter so some "active" features won't
work, but for the most part, folder homepages work well.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

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[David C. Holley]

Sorta the answer I was looking for. I came up with a .HTML page that uses
the Outlook View Control to enable a user to view their Calendar, Inbox and
Tasks on a single page and was entertaining the idea of expanding it a bit.

Only mail uses word to render html - outlook itself still uses a stub of
IE with heighten security. Security is tighter so some "active" features
won't work, but for the most part, folder homepages work well.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

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I'm aware that Outlook 2007 now uses Word 2007's HTML rendering engine
for emails and subsequently there are numerous aspects of HTML that are
no longer supported. However, when I designate a Home Page for an Outlook
Folder, Outlook doesn't seem to have any issues rendering the HTML. Am I
correct that any page can be set as the Home Page for an Outlook Folder
and that it will be rendered as if its being viewed directly in a
browser? (Browser-nuances excluded).