Giving VB.NET App Outlook Feel

Martin Hills · Dec 11, 2003

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 · Dec 11, 2003

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.

Guest · Dec 11, 2003

Cheers Trev

That first one is particularly useful!

Many thanks

Martin

Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook] · Dec 11, 2003

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

Giving VB.NET App Outlook Feel

Martin Hills

Codemonkey

Guest

Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]