#Weather display box how to#
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These parameters allow Outlook to take the location code returned from Step 2 and request the weather data service for the forecast. This parameter is optional and does not always exist in the web service request. Specify c for metric, f for imperial for degreetype. Weadegreetype= degreetype: This parameter specifies whether to use metric or imperial units of measurement for temperature. Wealocations= code: code in this parameter is a location code that Outlook obtains from Step 2, and that maps to the location that the user is interested in.

The web service also allows Outlook to append the following parameters, to request forecast information for a location code: Web service request and response for a location code Figure 2 summarizes the web service request and response for a location code.ДЇigure 2. The web service should respond to Outlook with a location code in XML that follows the Outlook Weather Location XML Schema.

These parameters allow Outlook to take the location that the user is interested in and search for the associated location code as supported by the weather data service. Src=outlook: This parameter indicates that Outlook is the client application requesting the service. The LCID value is defined in Tags for Identifying Languages Weasearchstr= city: This parameter indicates the location, city, for which the user wants a weather forecast (for example, London).Д¬ulture= LCID: This parameter indicates the culture of the version of Office installed for the user on that computer. Outputview=search: This parameter indicates that the request is a location search. The web service allows Outlook to append the following parameters to the base URL, to request a location code: For example, a Contoso Weather web service can have a base URL of. The weather data service supports a base URL to a web service. Weather Bar protocolДЄ user can specify a different weather data service for the Weather Bar, as long as that weather data service implements a web service that supports the following protocol to communicate with Outlook: This article describes the protocol for third-party weather services to integrate with Outlook in the Weather Bar. As long as a third-party weather data service supports this protocol, users can choose that weather data service to provide weather data in the Weather Bar. The Weather Bar supports third-party weather data web services that follow a defined protocol to communicate with Outlook. Alternatively, the user can customize settings on each computer, as in the case of IMAP/POP accounts.Д«y default, Outlook uses weather data provided by MSN Weather. Depending on the type of Outlook account, the settings may roam with the user on all computers that the user logs on to with the same profile, as in the case of Exchange accounts. Settings for the Weather Bar are saved with the user's profile.

Figure 1 shows the Weather Bar displaying a three-day forecast for New York, NY. A user can choose one or multiple locations, and conveniently see weather data in the Weather Bar in the calendar module. The Weather Bar in Outlook displays weather conditions and forecast for a geographic location.

#Weather display box how to#

Learn how to plug in a third-party weather web service for the Weather Bar in Outlook 2013, to provide weather conditions data for a user-chosen location.