Posts Tagged ‘COM add-ins’
HowTo: Use the Microsoft Word Object Model capabilities for spell checking
Dmitry Kostochko | March 27th, 2009
The Microsoft Word Object Model contains a lot of capabilities that .NET developers can benefit from. While everybody knows about the abilities of Microsoft Word related to text formatting, few are aware of its rich capacity in the spell check area…... Read the rest of this entry →
HowTo: Install a COM add-in automatically using Windows Server Group Policy
Dmitry Kostochko | January 25th, 2009
Here you will get to know how you can use Windows Server Group Policy to install Office applications automatically, including Office COM add-ins. You will learn how to create a Group Policy object in Windows Server 2000, 2003 and 2008, how to assign and remove an installation package…... Read the rest of this entry →
Add-in Express for Office and .net / VSTO / VCL – Which product do I choose?
Eugene Starostin | January 14th, 2009
A rare day passes when we do not receive a question like that. We have several template answers which are helpful in some degree in deciding which Add-in Express edition to choose. But I am not satisfied with any of the templates. Now I will try to depict everything that makes a real difference between three editions of Add-in Express for Office, and all that is worth taking into consideration when choosing the edition right for you.... Read the rest of this entry →
CodeGear Delphi Prism and Microsoft Office extensions
Eugene Starostin | December 17th, 2008
Embarcadero, continuing to support Delphi for Win32, is about to launch onto the market the version of Visual Studio 2008 Standard with Delphi for .NET built in. To be more precise, this is not the original Delphi for .NET, nor is it a reincarnation of Delphi 8, it is a "new" .NET-oriented programming language, which, however, already has a rich history. ... Read the rest of this entry →
Add-in Express 2009 for CodeGear Delphi 2009 and… C++Builder
Eugene Starostin | December 12th, 2008
Delphi remains platform number 1 for developing commercial-class Microsoft Office extensions. Is it big news for anybody? We have been in the know of that for a long time and say it to everyone. What is more, we still develop all our commercial add-ins on Delphi 7. ... Read the rest of this entry →
When Outlook add-ins collide: things far-fetched and real
Andrei Smolin | November 21st, 2008
If you develop an Outlook add-in in VSTO, you would definitely like to know how your add-in may affect (or might be affected by) another Outlook add-in, the Outlook client for Microsoft Dynamics CRM.... Read the rest of this entry →
Office add-in localization: ribbon and commandbar controls, task panes etc.
Andrei Smolin | April 19th, 2008
To localize your COM add-in, you need to know the language settings of the Office application (host application) that the add-in is currently loaded in. In this post you will find some VB.NET and Delphi code samples of localizing your COM add-ins.... Read the rest of this entry →
Build Outlook add-in in .NET to manage Outlook templates & signatures
Andrei Smolin | March 28th, 2008
How to avoid a boring and time consuming work of retyping the sane words and phrases in Outlook correspondence. Let's develop an Outlook add-in that will keep and manage all our template phrases and signatures.... Read the rest of this entry →
Windows Installer Error 2908 when installing bulky setup projects
Andrei Smolin | November 12th, 2007
You created an MSI-based setup project, say in Visual Studio, installed it on the customer PC, and it resulted in Error 2908. In this post you will find a workaround for this scenario. ... Read the rest of this entry →
Create Office add-ins: ribbons, toolbars, task panes, menus etc.
Andrei Smolin | July 4th, 2007
How to get started with COM add-ins for Microsoft Office 2007 - 2000. Learn about object models, typical issues with Office add-ins, add-in deployment, shims, ClickOnce and more.... Read the rest of this entry →
Customize Office toolbars, ribbons, task panes on RO Chrome
Eugene Starostin | April 30th, 2007
Special components for Office 2000 - 2007 customization. Customize the Office UI including toolbars, menus, sub-menus, ribbons, task panes and property pages.... Read the rest of this entry →
Develop MS Office add-ins, smart tags, RTD servers on RO Chrome
Eugene Starostin | April 25th, 2007
Security and deployment, RAD modules and visual designers for Microsoft Office plug-ins. Adding toolbars, customizing Office Ribbon, Quick Access toolbar and Office Menu, creating task panes and more.... Read the rest of this entry →
Create Microsoft Office extensions using RemObjects Chrome
Eugene Starostin | April 24th, 2007
Create secure, deployable, version-independent Microsoft Office extensions on RO Chrome for Visual Studio. Use RAD modules, designers and components to develop application-level COM add-ins, smart tags, RTD servers and user-defined functions.... Read the rest of this entry →
Why Outlook is not closing when I run my add-in?
Andrei Smolin | August 17th, 2006
What to do if your add-in hangs Outlook and Outlook doesn't close. Possible reasons and workarounds. Code samples in VB 6, VB.NET.... Read the rest of this entry →
Shims, Loader and Add-in Express .NET Setup projects
Andrei Smolin | August 4th, 2006
Moving your add-in projects from C++ shims to Add-in Express .NET Loader. Get your add-in registered in the host application automatically.... Read the rest of this entry →
Add-in Express VCL future
Eugene Starostin | February 24th, 2006
The prospects of Add-in Express VCL.... Read the rest of this entry →