Giving VB.NET App Outlook Feel

[Martin Hills]

Hi Everyone

Wonder if anyone can help?

We are trying to give our app the feel of Outlook 2003.
You know, with the options along the left hand side that
when selected change panes on the right hand side.

Does anyone know how this can roughly be done, i.e
templates available?? or if there is some software which
may help us achieve this?

Many thanks in advance!

Martin

[Codemonkey]

Try http://www.divil.co.uk and look for the Outlook bar component. You can
also get many other useful controls here like a Wizard control, toolbars and
menus etc.

Alternatively try http://www.devpower.com and look for the button bar.

HTH,

Trev.

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Hi Everyone

Wonder if anyone can help?

We are trying to give our app the feel of Outlook 2003.
You know, with the options along the left hand side that
when selected change panes on the right hand side.

Does anyone know how this can roughly be done, i.e
templates available?? or if there is some software which
may help us achieve this?

Many thanks in advance!

Martin

Cheers Trev

That first one is particularly useful!

Many thanks

Martin

-----Original Message-----
Try http://www.divil.co.uk and look for the Outlook bar component. You canalso get many other useful controls here like a Wizard control, toolbars andmenus etc.

Alternatively try http://www.devpower.com and look for the button bar.
HTH,

Trev.

"Martin Hills" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in messagenews:08****************************@phx.gbl...

Hi Everyone

Wonder if anyone can help?

We are trying to give our app the feel of Outlook 2003.
You know, with the options along the left hand side that when selected change panes on the right hand side.

Does anyone know how this can roughly be done, i.e
templates available?? or if there is some software which may help us achieve this?

Many thanks in advance!

Martin

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[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Martin,
In addition to the free ones that Codemonkey identified:

I like the Janus GridEx control for .NET (which includes a ButtonBar control
that is patterned after Outlook's shortcut bar).

http://www.janusys.net/janus/library/

As the Janus GridEx is very similar to the Outlook Grid control.

Hope this helps
Jay

"Martin Hills" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:08****************************@phx.gbl...

Hi Everyone

Wonder if anyone can help?

We are trying to give our app the feel of Outlook 2003.
You know, with the options along the left hand side that
when selected change panes on the right hand side.

Does anyone know how this can roughly be done, i.e
templates available?? or if there is some software which
may help us achieve this?

Many thanks in advance!

Martin