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Building an Office COM Add-in Using Visual Studio .NET

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Published: 09 Nov 2006

Abstract
In this step-by-step article Sumit discusses and describes how to build an Office COM add-in by using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003.

by Sumit Dhal
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Introduction

Microsoft Office 2000 and later support new, uniform design architecture for building application add-ins to enhance and to control Office applications. These add-ins are called COM add-ins.

In this step-by-step article we will discusses Office COM add-ins and describes how to build an Office COM add-in by using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.

In this article we will also discuss the five methods provided by the IDTExtensibility2 interface. All COM add-ins inherit from this interface and must implement each of its five methods.

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Title: Replying Garg
Name: saranya
Date: 5/23/2008 4:02:24 AM
Comment:
Can we see design view of the addins created

Title: Replying Garg
Name: Sumit (Author)
Date: 7/4/2007 2:19:08 AM
Comment:
Hi Garg,

Please check the reference of the microsoft article (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302896) in the reference section of my article.
I tried to make it more presentable, removing complecated stuffs, to encourage new developers to jump into this area.

I am working on Outlook com add-ins for about last two years. I will try to add few more useful stuffs in future article if I plan to. You can find few of my posts at www.outlookcode.com of Sue Mosher, that is the best site if one person is intrested in outlook COM programming.

thanks
- sumit

Title: This is just a copy of article from microsoft
Name: GARG
Date: 7/3/2007 3:21:26 PM
Comment:
Please add some value to the tutorial. This is a copy of article from microsoft.

Title: To access a menuitem in Microsoft Office Infopath form
Name: akjal
Date: 3/14/2007 11:00:43 AM
Comment:
Hi Sumith,
Thanks for such a simple and informative narration.

I have a requirement. In a Microsoft Infopath form , I need to access a MenuItem and click it through visual studio code.Could you pls suggest any solution.Could add-in work in this scenario?

Thanks in advance...

Title: For Prashant Malik
Name: Sumit Kumer Dhal
Date: 2/10/2007 6:51:24 AM
Comment:
Hi Prashant,

It is easily doable.
But please let me know your requirement clearely. My mail id is dhalsumit@yahoo.co.in
drop me a mail (or to know your id) as I have no other way to reach you.

thanks
sumit

Title: office add in to write into the word document
Name: prashant malik
Date: 2/10/2007 6:05:00 AM
Comment:
Hi
You have done a great job!!!

Now can you create or modify the existing add in to write something inside the word document. My requirement is like this..
add a text box instead of button and when a user write something inside
the text box it should display inside the word document(editor)

thanks in advance

Title: office add in to write into the word document
Name: prashant malik
Date: 2/10/2007 5:49:37 AM
Comment:
Hi
You have done a great job!!!

Now can you create or modify the existing add in to write something inside the word document. My requirement is like this..
add a text box instead of button and when a user write something inside
the text box it should display inside the word document(editor)

thanks in advance

Title: visual studio .net 2003 codeing books
Name: saeed hussian
Date: 11/30/2006 10:13:30 AM
Comment:
pls send the books in visual basic 6 and visual studio .net 2003

thanks

Title: Informative one
Name: sarit
Date: 11/13/2006 1:01:46 AM
Comment:
Let this flow going on.

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