1. Overview of Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System
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Overview of Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System
Mike Hernandez
Program Manager
Visual Studio Tools for Office Team
Microsoft Corporation
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2. Agenda What is a Smart Client?
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Agenda
What is a Smart Client?
Introducing Visual Studio® 2005 Tools for the Microsoft® Office System (VSTO)
Creating a VSTO project
Adding an Actions Pane to a VSTO project
Data Binding in VSTO
Integrating Office XML Using VSTO
InfoPath 2003 Toolkit for Visual Studio 2005
Outlook Add-ins
Deployment and Security
End-to-End Solution Demo
Summary
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3. Web Services & Offline/Online support Device Adaptability Tough to
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Web Services &
Offline/Online
support
Device
Adaptability
Tough to
Deploy
Heavy
Footprint
DLL Hell
Network
Dependency
Poor User
Experience
Rich UI
Complex
To Develop
Broad
Reach
Rich User
Experience
Developer
Productivity
Easy Change
Management
Ease of
Deployment
Responsive
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4. Characteristics of Smart Clients
Leverages Local Resources
Takes full advantage of the local software (e.g. Office) and hardware (e.g. disk, memory, CPU, GPU, etc).
Connected
Provides connectivity to the enterprise, enabling timely access to live data and participation in business and collaborative processes
Offline Capable
Provides useful functionality when offline or in low quality connectivity situations
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5. Characteristics of Smart Clients
Intelligent Deployment And Update
Provides easy application management
Security
Provides high level of security with managed code approach
Device Flexibility
Applications can be tuned or tailored to a specific client device, making appropriate use of the screen real estate, user interface facilities and local hardware (e.g. pen, speech, etc)
Not all of these characteristics need to be present, but the more complete and advanced, the higher the “Smart Client IQ”

6. Microsoft’s strategic tool for developing Office solutions in
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Microsoft’s strategic tool for developing Office solutions in
Microsoft Excel 2003*
Microsoft Word 2003*
Microsoft InfoPath 2003
Microsoft Outlook 2003 (Add-in Support)
Targeted at the professional developer
It provides all the productivity of Visual Studio and all the power of the .NET Framework
Develop solutions in VB .NET and Visual C#
Document-centric solutions for Excel, Word and InfoPath
Provides all the productivity of Visual Studio, and all the power of the .NET Framework
Leverages the skills of .NET developers
Based on .NET Code Access Security
Online ClickOnce deployment model
* Microsoft Office System Professional Edition
or Excel 2003 or Word 2003 standalone versions
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7. Major Focus on Developer Productivity
Integrated design-time experience
Full access to the .NET Framework, Web services, ADO .NET, integrated debugging
Support for managed controls – from both Microsoft and third-party vendors
Support for VSTO “Host” controls
Support for managed Document Actions Pane & Smart Tags
Schema-based programming model
CLR-based security model
New data caching capabilities

8. Controls, Controls, Controls
VSTO enables developers to use WinForm managed controls within their VSTO solutions
All controls on the toolbox are available for use
They can be added directly to the document, to a WinForm, or the VSTO actions pane
VSTO provides new “host” controls, which are .NET extensions to native Excel and Word objects
Richer event models
Data binding capabilities
Developers can add any control explicitly at design time or dynamically at run time

9. Creating a VSTO Project
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Creating a VSTO Project
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10. Managed Document Actions Pane
VSTO enables developers to utilize the Office Task Pane via a managed Document Actions Pane
It’s simply a user control that will appear within the Office Task Pane
Developers create the UI for the Document Actions Pane in the Windows Forms Designer
They can then add the Actions Pane to the document with a single line of code!
Dim MyAP As New ActionsPaneControl1 Globals.ThisWorkbook.ActionsPane.Controls.Add(MyAP)

11. Adding an Actions Pane to a VSTO Project
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Adding an Actions Pane to a VSTO Project
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12. Data Binding in VSTO
Developers can bind data from a given data source to managed controls and host controls
The Data Sources Window enables developers to create a connection to database, Web service, or business object
Developers do not have to write the code that binds the data to the control – it’s all generated automatically
Developers can bind to a single item (simple data binding) or to a complete table or stored procedure (complex data binding)

13. Data Binding Controls in a VSTO Project
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Data Binding Controls in a VSTO Project
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14. Integrating Office XML With Enterprise Data Using VSTO
VSTO provides a schema-based programming model for documents that have a custom XML schema
Not always necessary to explicitly manipulate XML
No need to navigate the Office OM node hierarchy
VSTO is a first-class consumer of Web services
Complete access to .NET Framework support for consuming Web services
VSTO solutions can manipulate XML via System.Xml

15. Programming Against An XML Node
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16. InfoPath 2003 Toolkit for Visual Studio 2005
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InfoPath 2003 Toolkit for Visual Studio 2005
Provides a more flexible and accurate means of gathering information
Provides and easy and more effective way to connect people, info and processes
Provides developers with an easier way to develop and deploy information-gathering solutions
XML
XML
HTTP
SOAP
WSDL
UDDI
BizTalk
SQL
ERP
SAP
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17. InfoPath Business Logic
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InfoPath Business Logic C#
VB.NET
Most Forms Do Not Need Code
Rules
Formulas
Data Validation
Data Connections
Conditional Formatting
XML Schema
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18. Scenarios for Code Complex data validation
Offline submit and data caching
Dynamic help in the task pane
Custom Digital Signature handling
Encryption/decryption

19. Writing Managed Code Behind InfoPath
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Writing Managed Code Behind InfoPath
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20. Outlook Add-ins The VSTO runtime supports Outlook add-ins
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Outlook Add-ins
The VSTO runtime supports Outlook add-ins
More reliable add-in/host interaction
Improved security and deployment model
Design-time support in Visual Studio
Outlook add-ins Project template
Visual Studio Setup project for Outlook add-ins
Improved debugging experience
Because of the shim, we get the shutdown fix, but more importantly, we solve the problem of add-ins tripping on each other. We control the add-in/host relationship so much better in the new architecture.
Improved debugging experience: Debugging is now a snap because we control the interaction more tightly
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21. Scenarios for Code Line of Business Applications
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Scenarios for Code
Line of Business Applications
Integration of Outlook Data into back end systems
Calendar Integration Solutions
Time tracking
Collaboration Solutions
RSS Aggregators, Integrated Sharepoint solutions
Outlook Extension Solutions
Search tools, personal organizational tools (thread compressor, attachment management)
Personal Productivity Solutions
Conf room finder, travel booking tools, customer survey tools
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22. Writing Managed Code Behind Outlook
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Writing Managed Code Behind Outlook
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23. Deployment & Security

24. VSTO Deployment Basics
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VSTO Deployment Basics
Document and code (assembly) are separate
VSTO has a manifest-based deployment model
Application Manifest
Embedded in the document and describes the solution (startup assembly, dependencies, deployment manifest)
Deployment Manifest
Points to the Application Manifest and handles Application Manifest version resolution
Note: InfoPath deployment is slightly different
Assemblies and manifest reside in an XSN
XML files point to XSN
Fix slide up. Need to move Embedded part into VST 2.0
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25. VSTO Deployment Basics
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VSTO Deployment Basics
Data and solution can intelligently update
Three basic deployment models
Local/Local – both document and assembly reside on local machine
Local/Network – document resides on local machine, assembly resides on network
Network/Network – both document and assembly reside on the network
This is especially useful for Template projects
Fix slide up. Need to move Embedded part into VST 2.0
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26. VSTO Client Requirements
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VSTO Client Requirements
Office 2003 Professional Edition SP1
Or Excel/Word standalone editions
.NET Framework 2.0
VSTO 2005 Runtime
Office Primary Interop Assemblies (PIAs)
Appropriate security policies
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27. Security Model VSTO uses .NET Code Access Security
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Security Model
VSTO uses .NET Code Access Security
There are four policy levels: Enterprise, Machine, User, Application
Document location and code must be fully trusted by all four policy levels
A given permission is granted only if all policy levels agree to grant it
Trust assigned by signing the assemblies
Authenticode
Strong name
Can also trust via location-based evidence
Explicitly trust the assembly via policy. Won’t work by just copying the assembly.
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28. Security Model Note: InfoPath security is slightly different
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Security Model
Note: InfoPath security is slightly different
InfoPath assemblies support partial trust for Domain XSNs
Doesn’t need to use .NET Code Access Security because assemblies can be fully trusted when
they are signed
the XSN is installed
Explicitly trust the assembly via policy. Won’t work by just copying the assembly.
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29. End-to-End VSTO Solution
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End-to-End VSTO Solution
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30. 11/23/2018 7:08 AM
Session Summary
VSTO is a strategic Microsoft tool for developing document-centric Office solutions
It enables developers to develop document-centric solutions with managed code in Excel, InfoPath and Word
It enables developers to develop managed add-ins in Outlook
VSTO 2005’s new features provide advantages and benefits for both developers and information workers
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31. Visual Studio Tools for Office: Using C# with Excel, Word, Outlook, and InfoPath
By Eric Carter, Eric Lippert
Published by Addison Wesley Professional
ISBN: Published: Sep 8, 2005 Copyright 2006

32. Next Steps Participate in our newsgroups and web forum
microsoft.public.vsnet.vstools.office
microsoft.public.officedev
microsoft.public.office.developer
Participate in VSTO-related blogs
Team blog:
VSTO MVP Chris Kunicki’s blog:
Attend a free chat or webcast

33. For More Information
Visit the VSTO sections of these MSDN® Developer Centers
Office Developer Center
Smart Client Developer Center
VSTO Help documentation on MSDN

34. Questions?

35. © 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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© 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
This presentation is for informational purposes only. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, in this summary.
© 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
This presentation is for informational purposes only. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, in this summary.