[Outlook] (new Outlook on Windows) Document support for add-ins when main client window is minimized #5257
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Pull Request Overview
Document the behavior of Outlook add-ins when the main window is minimized in the new Outlook on Windows and update the documentation date.
- Updated the
ms.dateto 06/26/2025. - Added a TIP bullet explaining that add-ins pause or stop when the main window is minimized.
- Refined the callout formatting for clarity.
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docs/outlook/one-outlook.md:76
- Remove the blank callout marker (
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| > If you're moving from the classic Outlook client on Windows to the new Outlook client, note that the location of add-ins is different. While add-ins are accessed from the ribbon or app bar in the classic Outlook client, access to add-ins in the new Outlook client depends on whether you're reading or composing a mail item. To learn more, see [Use add-ins in Outlook](https://support.microsoft.com/office/1ee261f9-49bf-4ba6-b3e2-2ba7bcab64c8). | ||
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| > - If you're moving from the classic Outlook client on Windows to the new Outlook client, note that the location of add-ins is different. While add-ins are accessed from the ribbon or app bar in the classic Outlook client, access to add-ins in the new Outlook client depends on whether you're reading or composing a mail item. To learn more, see [Use add-ins in Outlook](https://support.microsoft.com/office/1ee261f9-49bf-4ba6-b3e2-2ba7bcab64c8). | ||
| > - In new Outlook on Windows, you must keep the main window of the client open to run add-ins. If the main window is minimized, the add-in will pause or stop working. |
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| > - In new Outlook on Windows, you must keep the main window of the client open to run add-ins. If the main window is minimized, the add-in will pause or stop working. | |
| > - In the new Outlook on Windows, you must keep the main client window open to run add-ins. If the main window is minimized, the add-in will pause or stop working. |
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I take it the main window doesn't also have to be the active window...? If so, consider this alternative suggestion...
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| > - In new Outlook on Windows, you must keep the main window of the client open to run add-ins. If the main window is minimized, the add-in will pause or stop working. | |
| > - In the new Outlook on Windows, you must keep the main client window open to run add-ins (the window can be active or inactive). If the main window is minimized, the add-in will pause or stop working. |
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