Sempf B., Jausovec P. VSTO For Dummies

Wiley – 2010, 336 pages
ISBN: 0470046473, 9780470046470Learn to build custom Office applications with this new Microsoft development toolDesigned to attract both VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) and Visual Studio developers, VSTO (Visual Studio Tools for Office) is a Visual Studio add-in that makes it easy to create custom Office applications. This book shows developers step by step how to work with VSTO tools to create real-world applications for Word, Outlook, and Excel.
VSTO enables developers to easily create custom applications for Microsoft Office
In the fun and friendly For Dummies style, this book explains how to build effective user interfaces and integrate VSTO applications with Sharepoint and other Microsoft server products
All code is presented in Visual Basic, making the book accessible to both VB and VBA programmers
VSTO For Dummies will get you up and running with this exciting technology quickly and easily.From the Back Cover
Install the VSTO toolset and start building a smarter Office
With VSTO, aka Visual Studio Tools for Office, you can customize Office to your heart’s content. From simple add-ins to full-scale customized documents, you can develop ways to boost functionality, create documents that think, and get Office applications talking to each other. Learn how to get going with VSTO and build the Office of your dreams!
Make Office better — add functionality, leverage existing functionality, integrate documents with other apps and databases, and tie your Office applications together with SharePoint
Get the Word — create custom Word documents for specific, repetitive uses
Enhance your Outlook — create add-ins that help you manage your schedule and e-mail more efficiently
Make the Ribbon work for you — modify and customize the Ribbon interface and even create a Ribbon for your project
Serve it up — deploy your creations with ClickOnce, troubleshoot them, and keep them up to date
Visit the companion Web site at www.dummies.com/go/vstofd to find all the code examples used in this book, ready to use for building your own applicationsOpen the book and find:
What version of VSTO works with what version of Office
Secrets of smart documents
How to create Excel add-ins
Projects you can create for Microsoft Project
What VSTO can do with PowerPoint and Visio
Important security stuff to consider
How to work with SharePoint Foundation and VSTO
Ten cool ideas for VSTO projectsLearn to:
Develop productivity applications using Visual Basic 2010
Build dynamic applications in Excel, Word, and Outlook
Create effective user interfaces
Integrate VSTO Office Applications with Microsoft SharePoint Foundation