Add Image to Custom Task Pane Title in Outlook - VB.Net

Question

I have created a custom task pane in VB.Net for Outlook using the Code given below and I would like to add more content to the header (image and a button) of the User Control instead of just the title. Is there a way I can achieve this?

myUserControl1 = New OutlookTaskPane
        myUserControl1.TabStop = True
        Dim width As Integer = myUserControl1.Width
        myCustomTaskPane = Me.CustomTaskPanes.Add(myUserControl1, "My Custom Task Pane")
        myCustomTaskPane.Width = width
        myCustomTaskPane.Visible = True
        myCustomTaskPane.DockPositionRestrict = Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoCTPDockPositionRestrict.msoCTPDockPositionRestrictNoChange

Let me know if there is any other way of achieving this please. Thanks.

Answer 1

Unfortunately the TaskPane header is not customizable. Only Add-in Express supports similar customizations using their implementation of Advanced Form Regions (although only the header icon and header color can be changed and you can't add Windows Forms controls to it). Another option is to implement your own type of Task Pane so you have complete control over the UI; see https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/OlAdjacentWindows/.