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In this course you will learn how to build Microsoft Office solutions with Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System.

Course includes 27+ hours of total training time...

• 6 modules of training
• Over 9 hours of instruction
• Over 300 pages of printable courseware
• Step-by-step hands-on-labs
• Sample code

Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Microsoft Office

Getting Started with VSTO

• Building Solutions with the Microsoft Office System
• Creating Your First Visual Studio Tools for Office Project
• Taking a Closer Look at an Office Project

Working with Office Object Models

• COM Objects in a Managed Code Environment
• Working with Properties and Methods, and Other Member Objects
• Responding to Events
• Using Word Objects
• Working with Excel Objects
• Navigating Outlook Objects

Special Techniques for C# Programmers

• Dealing with Optional Parameters
• Sending Arguments by Reference with Word
• Accessors in the Excel and Word PIAs
• Using Late-Bound Members

Creating Add-Ins for Office

• Add-Ins Defined
• Using Your Own Functions with Excel
• COM Add-Ins in Word and Excel
• VSTO Add-Ins in Outlook

Building Code-Behind Solutions

• Adding Managed Code to an Office Document
• Working with Windows Forms and Controls
• Using Host Controls

Working with the Actions Pane

• Introducing the Actions Pane
• Adding Multiple Controls with the User Control
• Making the Actions Pane Context-Sensitive

Creating Data-Driven Solutions

• Setting Up a Data Source
• Binding Data to an Excel Workbook
• Binding Data to a Word Document
• Using Data in the Actions Pane

Deploying Your Office Solution

• Sharing Your Solutions with Others
• Deploying Your First Word or Excel Solution
• Deploying to Different Folders
• Deploying with the Publish Wizard
• Deploying an Outlook Add-In

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