Excel 2013 development – 7 questions developers should ask

Excel 2013 has plenty of new features. From Flash Fill to PowerPivot's native engine, from Quick Analysis to the WebService() function there is plenty to excite the user base. But for Excel developer's, the biggest news has to be the new Apps for Office extension framework... Read the rest of this entry →

Office 2013 and Visual Studio 2012 are supported by the new version of Add-in Express!

As I promised a few weeks ago, the new version of Add-in Express for Office and .net is out! It adds support for Microsoft Office 2013 Consumer Preview and Visual Studio 2012... Read the rest of this entry →

Office UX guidelines for Excel 2013 content apps and Word 2013 task pane apps

My original plan for this article was to give you an overview of the new UX guidelines, but I’ve since decided to do a more hands on guide with some code thrown in for good measure. So strap on your web development helmets folks, it’s going to be a wild ride!... Read the rest of this entry →

Outlook 2013 development & customization: 7 questions developers should ask

What are Mail Apps and why would I build one? Okay, first off, this is two questions rolled into one. So technically, you are already getting a deal from today's newswire… 8 questions for the price of 7. With that in mind, let's continue. ... Read the rest of this entry →

Video: Create Office add-ins with a single code base

This is a preview and a quick demo of the next generation of Add-in Express for Office and .net that adds support for Microsoft Office 2013 and Visual Studio 2012. The new version fits perfectly with VS 2012 and provides a true rapid application development experience like all previous Add-in Express versions... Read the rest of this entry →

How to customize context / right click menu of Excel 2013, 2010 and lower: C# sample

Right-click menus of Microsoft Office applications are a very convenient option for the end-user to interact with the host application. And for us, COM add-in developers, creating a custom menu for our users could be just a piece of cake... Read the rest of this entry →

Office Newswire: Windows 8 and Visual Studio 2012 are out!

I downloaded them and will install them this afternoon. I plan to attempt to go "all in" again with Windows 8. I have an Asus slate sitting around and I'm hoping Windows 8 is just the thing to make it useful. I'll find out soon enough. I'm going to tote this thing from place to place (with a Bluetooth keyboard) and see what happens... Read the rest of this entry →

Office 2013 App development: mail, task pane and content apps

One cannot help but think, after reading the marketing write-ups and reviews of Office 2013, that Microsoft wants developers to retire their classic Office Add-ins and focus their development efforts on the new Apps for Office, previously known as Agave. Unfortunately, things are not always as they seem... Read the rest of this entry →

How to create PowerPoint add-in in C#: scheduled PPT presentation

Microsoft PowerPoint is a long-time member of the Microsoft Office family of products, and you've probably seen a fair share of PowerPoint presentations. Although PowerPoint has been part of Microsoft Office since 1990, we've never really written any articles on writing add-ins for it using Add-in Express... Read the rest of this entry →

How to develop Outlook 2010, 2007, 2003 add-in: Outlook objects and events

We're making our way through this short series covering Outlook add-in development. If you missed the previous parts, I highly recommend them, not just because I wrote. No no… because they are essential to understanding this edition, Part 3... Read the rest of this entry →

Office Newswire: All about Outlook.com – Microsoft’s new Metro style email service

I know I have said it a few times here in the Office Newswire but I'll say it again. I believe Microsoft's MOJO has returned and that it is big. In fact, it is growing as we see from yesterday's news about Outlook.com and the over 1,000,000 signups on its first day... Read the rest of this entry →

Upcoming Add-in Express releases – Q&A

We are going to release the new versions of the following products: Add-in Express for Office and .net and Add-in Express for Office and Delphi VCL. However, please note that our cornerstone product, Add-in Express for Office and .net, comes out first... Read the rest of this entry →

Office 2013 Developer’s Guide: questions and answers

When Microsoft discusses the Office Platform, they mean Office + SharePoint. But for developers, Office means Office and SharePoint means SharePoint. Sure, they hang out together and visit a few bars when they attend the same tech conference… but they are not the same!... Read the rest of this entry →

How to support Office 2013 in your Add-in Express based projects

Recently Microsoft has made Office 2013 Consumer Preview available, so I am announcing its support by the next generation of our products. We added the complete support for all core extensibility technologies including COM add-ins, XLL add-ons and RTD Servers... Read the rest of this entry →

Getting started with Office 2013 for developers

Wow! We finally have a preview of the next version of Office! The last week we've been bombarded with new information about Office 2013 and just how different it is. As developers any new version of Office can be a little bit intimidating if not downright scary ... Read the rest of this entry →

How Visual Studio 2012 will be supported by the upcoming Add-in Express releases

As early as this spring we announced the next generation of our flagship product – Add-in Express for Office and .net. The 2 main features included in this major release are support for coming Visual Studio 2012 and Office 2013... Read the rest of this entry →

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