button hotkey

[Jenny Tam]

Hi,

I've written an Outlook addin using VC++ and would like to know
whether it is possible to assign hotkeys (forget the real name) to
custom buttons? Currently my button is in the File menu and called
'&Export', so the user can access it by 'Alt+F+E'. However, is it
possible to assign something like 'Ctrl+E'?

I have used the ShortcutText property of the CommandBarButton.
'Ctrl+E' is shown but is not activated ...

This is what I get from MSDN about the ShortcutText property:

"You can set this property only for command bar buttons that contain
an OnAction macro"

What does this really mean?

Any help is appreciated,
Jenny

 

[Dmitry Streblechenko]

There was a discussion recently on the Outlook-dev list - see "Function
Item_Open()" thread:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/outlook-dev/messagesearch?query=Function Item_Open()

Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
http://www.dimastr.com/
OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
and MAPI Developer Tool