You can add your own code to the sample library or create your own library. We found it easy to add a snippet or function to existing and custom categories. And you can share Code Libraries with other developers via the re-distributable Librarian View. For better team development, Office XP developer comes with Visual SourceSafe to manage your code. SourceSafe installs easily, letting you set up global or project-based users and permissions.
Developers can then view or check out code, depending on their assigned rights.
With MOD you create Digital Dashboards in XML, HTML, or VBScript to retrieve and display data at a user's desk. A simple example would be a part that displays the latest company news on an employee's desktop. Dashboard uses either an Exchange server or a SharePoint Portal as a back end. If your development needs fall into any of these areas, then Microsoft Office XP Developer should be added to your development toolbox. This product was originally reviewed in ZDNet Reviews's Microsoft Office XP .