About this article
Microsoft has announced an upcoming release that will also impact Templafy customers. The coming release from Microsoft includes a new version of Outlook that does not support VSTO add-ins in the future, which naturally impact the Templafy VSTO add-in along with any other VSTO add-ins. This article will explain the impacts and the potential solutions.
- About the Microsoft release
- How the Microsoft release will impact Templafy
- How to transition to New Outlook
- How to avoid transitioning to New Outlook
About the Microsoft release
Microsoft has announced a fundamental change to Outlook for Windows and as a part of the release, VSTO add-ins will no longer be supported in Outlook.
The full announcement is posted on Microsoft's Support page:
Additional information is available on the Microsoft Community:
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/outlook-blog/things-to-know-about-the-new-outlook-for-windows/ba-p/3383964
- https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/new-outlook-for-windows-available-to-all-office-insiders
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How the Microsoft release will impact Templafy
Templafy has two different add-ins that can be utilized in Outlook:
- Email Signature
- Outlook Library
With the Templafy Hive platform, both add-ins are available as VSTO and web add-ins ensuring a full support of the New Outlook.
On the Templafy One platform, both add-ins are only available as VSTO and will not be supported in the New Outlook.
How to transition to New Outlook
Customers in Templafy will have various opportunities to transition to the New Outlook, based on which version of the Templafy platform, they are currently on, as well as which Templafy modules are available to them. More information on this, please reach out to your Templafy contact to be presented with the right opportunities for you.
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All the options are described in below table, but it's advised to consult with your Templafy contact to confirm the right opportunity:
Module | Platform | Transition opportunity |
Email Signature |
Hive |
1. Deploy the Email Signature web add-in 2. Disable the new Outlook 3. Consider purchasing Email Signature Server |
One |
1. Upgrade to Hive platform and deploy the Email Signature web add-in 2. Disable the new Outlook 3. Consider purchasing Email Signature server |
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Outlook Library |
Hive |
1. Deploy the Outlook Library web add-in 2. Disable the new Outlook |
One |
1. Upgrade to Hive platform and deploy the Outlook Library web add-in 2. Disable the new Outlook |
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How to disable transitioning to New Outlook
End-users can manually disable the New Outlook by toggling off the "New Outlook" toggle in the ribbon.
Customers IT can support end-users by deploying a registry key to the users to hide the "Try the new Outlook" toggle or to disabled mailbox access in the new Outlook:
- Hide the toggle (the toggle that enable/disable the new Outlook). Please follow instructions from this Microsoft release notes article by searching for “HideNewOutlookToggle” in the article: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/beta-channel#outlook-18
- Disable mailbox access in the new Outlook. Please follow Microsoft support article for instructions: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/clients-and-mobile-in-exchange-online/outlook-on-the-web/enable-disable-employee-access-new-outlook
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