Can I create an Outlook 2010 add in in Visual Studio Professional 2013?

Question

I have just installed Visual Studio Professional 2013 and wish to write an add in for Outlook 2010, however there is only an option to start a new project for an Outlook 2013 add in. When I search for more templates under the web option I can not find what I want. Is there a way to create an Outlook 2010 add in without installing a different version of Visual Studio? Or will a 2013 add in work in 2010?

Answer 1

At the New Project dialog, first change the .NET Framework target version to 4.0. Combobox at the top of the dialog. You'll then see the Office 2010 project templates as well.