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What’s new in VSTO 2008 v3. It Rocks!. Ed Richard, Software Objectives. Overview. Document Level Add-ins Visual Designers Ribbon Task Panes Form Regions Workflow SharePoint CLICK ONCE! Word Content Controls VBA <> VSTO http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb608604.aspx.
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What’s new in VSTO 2008 v3 It Rocks! Ed Richard, Software Objectives
Overview • Document Level Add-ins • Visual Designers • Ribbon • Task Panes • Form Regions • Workflow SharePoint • CLICK ONCE! • Word Content Controls • VBA <> VSTO • http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb608604.aspx
Visual Studio Project Templates • Both 2003 and 2007, but not at the same time! • Let’s go and have a look • And add a new Item (Ribbon) and show designer • Note: Office2007IconsGallery.xlsm
Smart Documents using Content Controls and Task Panes • Actions Pane – Document Level • Custom Task Pane – Application Level • Adding Content Controls from Toolbox • Events, properties, databinding • XMLMapping • Custom XML Parts
Outlook Forms Regions • Extremely powerful yet easy to implement • Wizard in VS • Can include WPF Controls • Types; • Adjoining – Separate • Replacement • Reading pane can use all but Separate (no tabs..) • New Controls for Outlook look and feel and binding to Outlook data
Click Once • The Publish Tab
Tip: Stolen from blog-know bug void ThisAddIn_Quit() { GC.Collect(); GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers(); GC.Collect(); GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers(); }
SharePoint Workflow Tools • Visual Design • Integrated Debugging Experience • Watch for power tools • SharePoint Designer ‘upscale’ • Typically run / installed on the dev-server.
The blog • http://blogs.msdn.com/vsto/ • http://edonoffice.blogspot.com • Ed@SoftwareObjectives.com.au