Add the default outlook signature in the email generated

Question

I am using the Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.Application to generate an email and display it on the screen before the user can send it. The application is a

Answer 1

Using GetInspector causes an exception when implementing an Interceptor using the Inspectors_NewInspector event. You will also find that the Signature has yet to be added to the MailItem when the Inspectors_NewInspector event is raised.

If you trigger the Item.Send() with your own code (e.g. your own button) you will have an Anchor tag for both the "Signature" and "Content End". Note these tags are removed from the HTMLBody (in the translation from Word HTML to HTML) if you handle the Outlook ribbon [Send] button click event yourself (as is common for Add-ins).

My solution this is to handle the Item.Open event so that when the Interceptor/Inspectors_NewInspector is created/raised I can then add an Id attribute to the containing

tag to later use when sending. This attribute stays in the HTML even after sending.

This ensures that whenever the Send is called I can detect in my code the "Signature" or the "Content End" paragraphs.