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Hello everyone, I’m working on developing my first Add-In for Outlook 365. In theory, it’s quite simple—it’s a drop-down menu with two options. Each option opens a new email and loads a different template, depending on the selection. So far, the menu is functioning smoothly. Selecting option A displays the corresponding template, and the same goes for option B. However, I’m facing a problem: I can’t get the user’s signature to load automatically as expected, even though the signature is properly configured and set as the default for new emails. I’ve attached part of mymanifest.xml and command.ts files for you to review. If you could provide some guidance on how to resolve this issue, I’d greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much for your support! manifest.xml <Requirements> <Sets> <Set Name="Mailbox" MinVersion="1.5"/> </Sets> </Requirements> <FormSettings> <Form xsi:type="ItemRead"> <DesktopSettings> <SourceLocation DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/taskpane.html"/> <RequestedHeight>250</RequestedHeight> </DesktopSettings> </Form> </FormSettings> <Permissions>ReadWriteItem</Permissions> <Rule xsi:type="RuleCollection" Mode="Or"> <Rule xsi:type="ItemIs" ItemType="Message" FormType="Read"/> <Rule xsi:type="ItemIs" ItemType="Message" FormType="Edit"/> </Rule> <DisableEntityHighlighting>false</DisableEntityHighlighting> <VersionOverrides xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/mailappversionoverrides" xsi:type="VersionOverridesV1_0"> <Requirements> <bt:Sets DefaultMinVersion="1.5"> <bt:Set Name="Mailbox"/> </bt:Sets> </Requirements> <Hosts> <Host xsi:type="MailHost"> <DesktopFormFactor> <FunctionFile resid="Commands.Url"/> <ExtensionPoint xsi:type="MessageReadCommandSurface"> <OfficeTab id="TabDefault"> <Group id="msgReadGroup"> <Label resid="GroupLabel"/> <!-- Menú desplegable para las opciones --> <Control xsi:type="Menu" id="DropdownMenu"> <Label resid="DropdownMenu.Label"/> <Supertip> <Title resid="DropdownMenu.Label"/> <Description resid="DropdownMenu.Tooltip"/> </Supertip> <Icon> <bt:Image size="16" resid="MenuIcon.16x16"/> <bt:Image size="32" resid="MenuIcon.32x32"/> <bt:Image size="80" resid="MenuIcon.80x80"/> </Icon> <Items> <Item id="InternalAction"> <Label resid="InternalAction.Label"/> <Supertip> <Title resid="InternalAction.Label"/> <Description resid="InternalAction.Tooltip"/> </Supertip> <!-- Imagen para la opción Internal --> <Icon> <bt:Image size="16" resid="InternalIcon.16x16"/> <bt:Image size="32" resid="InternalIcon.32x32"/> <bt:Image size="80" resid="InternalIcon.80x80"/> </Icon> <Action xsi:type="ExecuteFunction"> <FunctionName>handleInternalAction</FunctionName> </Action> </Item> <Item id="ExternalAction"> <Label resid="ExternalAction.Label"/> <Supertip> <Title resid="ExternalAction.Label"/> <Description resid="ExternalAction.Tooltip"/> </Supertip> <!-- Imagen para la opción External --> <Icon> <bt:Image size="16" resid="ExternalIcon.16x16"/> <bt:Image size="32" resid="ExternalIcon.32x32"/> <bt:Image size="80" resid="ExternalIcon.80x80"/> </Icon> <Action xsi:type="ExecuteFunction"> <FunctionName>handleExternalAction</FunctionName> </Action> </Item> </Items> </Control> </Group> </OfficeTab> </ExtensionPoint> </DesktopFormFactor> </Host> </Hosts> <Resources> <bt:Images> <!-- Iconos del menú --> <bt:Image id="MenuIcon.16x16" DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/assets/menu-icon-16.png"/> <bt:Image id="MenuIcon.32x32" DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/assets/menu-icon-32.png"/> <bt:Image id="MenuIcon.80x80" DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/assets/menu-icon-80.png"/> <!-- Iconos para la opción Internal --> <bt:Image id="InternalIcon.16x16" DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/assets/int-16.png"/> <bt:Image id="InternalIcon.32x32" DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/assets/int-32.png"/> <bt:Image id="InternalIcon.80x80" DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/assets/int-80.png"/> <!-- Iconos para la opción External --> <bt:Image id="ExternalIcon.16x16" DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/assets/ext-16.png"/> <bt:Image id="ExternalIcon.32x32" DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/assets/ext-32.png"/> <bt:Image id="ExternalIcon.80x80" DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/assets/ext-80.png"/> </bt:Images> <bt:Urls> <bt:Url id="Commands.Url" DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/commands.html"/> <bt:Url id="Taskpane.Url" DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/taskpane.html"/> <bt:Url id="CommandsJs.Url" DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/commands/commands.js"/> </bt:Urls> <bt:ShortStrings> <!-- Nombre del grupo --> <bt:String id="GroupLabel" DefaultValue="New Client/Matter"/> <!-- Etiqueta para el menú desplegable --> <bt:String id="DropdownMenu.Label" DefaultValue="Choose Action"/> <!-- Etiqueta para la opción Internal --> <bt:String id="InternalAction.Label" DefaultValue="Internal"/> <!-- Etiqueta para la opción External --> <bt:String id="ExternalAction.Label" DefaultValue="External"/> </bt:ShortStrings> <bt:LongStrings> <!-- Tooltip para el menú --> <bt:String id="DropdownMenu.Tooltip" DefaultValue="Select an action to perform."/> <!-- Tooltip para la opción Internal --> <bt:String id="InternalAction.Tooltip" DefaultValue="Opens an internal email template."/> <!-- Tooltip para la opción External --> <bt:String id="ExternalAction.Tooltip" DefaultValue="Opens an external email template."/> </bt:LongStrings> </Resources> </VersionOverrides> </OfficeApp> command.ts /* global Office */ Office.onReady(function (info) { if (info.host === Office.HostType.Outlook) { Office.actions.associate("handleInternalAction", handleInternalAction); Office.actions.associate("handleExternalAction", handleExternalAction); } }); /** * Handles the "Internal" action. * param event The Office Add-in event. */ function handleInternalAction(event) { console.log("Handling internal action..."); openEmailTemplate("internal"); event.completed(); } /** * Handles the "External" action. * param event The Office Add-in event. */ function handleExternalAction(event) { console.log("Handling external action..."); openEmailTemplate("external"); event.completed(); } /** * Opens an email template with the user's signature. * param templateType The type of template ("internal" or "external"). */ function openEmailTemplate(templateType) { var templateBody = templateType === "internal" ? 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