Dynamic point and extend user interface

A computer-implemented method of extending functionality of a computer program, the method comprising:

• placing the user interface in a configure mode that allows the computer program to be extended;
• determining an operation of the computer program that is extendable and that is not represented by an element within the user interface;
• displaying an indicator corresponding to the operation;
• responsive to a user selection of the indicator, displaying an editing window within the user interface;
• receiving, within the editing window, computer-usable program code specifying a function for the computer program;
• and
• storing the computer-usable program code as part of an extension to the operation and binding the extension to an extension point exposed for the operation of the computer program.

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer-usable medium comprising computer-usable program code that, when executed by a computer, extends a user interface of an executing application, the computer-usable medium comprising:
• computer-usable program code that places the user interface in a configure mode that allows functionality of the user interface to be extended;
• computer-usable program code that visually distinguishes an element of the user interface that is extendable;
• computer-usable program code that, responsive to a user input requesting to extend the functionality of the element, displays an editing window within the user interface;
• computer-usable program code that receives, within the editing window, computer-usable program code specifying extended functionality for the element;
• and
• computer-usable program code that stores the computer-usable program code as part of an extension to the element and binding the extension to an extension point exposed for the element of the user interface.