VSTO For Dummies
Install the VSTO toolset and start building a smarter OfficeWith 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 SharePointGet the Word — create custom Word documents for specific, repetitive usesEnhance your Outlook — create add-ins that help you manage your schedule and e-mail more efficientlyMake the Ribbon work for you — modify and customize the Ribbon interface and even create a Ribbon for your projectServe it up — deploy your creations with ClickOnce, troubleshoot them, and keep them up to dateVisit 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 OfficeSecrets of smart documentsHow to create Excel add-insProjects you can create for Microsoft ProjectWhat VSTO can do with PowerPoint and VisioImportant security stuff to considerHow to work with SharePoint Foundation and VSTOTen cool ideas for VSTO projectsLearn to:Develop productivity applications using Visual Basic 2010Build dynamic applications in Excel®, Word, and OutlookCreate effective user interfacesIntegrate VSTO Office Applications with Microsoft SharePoint Foundation