Develop Office add-ins, smart tags and RTD servers in Delphi with Add-in Express VCL
IDEs
- Delphi 5, 6, 7, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Turbo Delphi Win32
Applications
- Microsoft® Excel® 2000 - 2007
- Microsoft Outlook® 2000 - 2007
- Microsoft Word 2000 - 2007
- Microsoft FrontPage® 2000 - 2003
- Microsoft PowerPoint® 2000 - 2007
- Microsoft Access® 2000 - 2007
- Microsoft Project 2000 - 2007
- Microsoft MapPoint® 2004
- Microsoft Visio® 2002 - 2007
- Microsoft Publisher 2003, 2007
- Microsoft InfoPath® 2007
Add-in Express VCL is the first visual tool for writing a COM add-in, smart tag and RTD server in Delphi. It completely supports these technologies and makes them very comfortable for programming extensions for all available Microsoft® Office versions across 2000 through Microsoft Office 2007.
Visual designers: you write functional code only
Add-in Express VCL is entirely based on the Rapid Application Development approach and empowers you to develop professional plugins for Microsoft Office with a couple of clicks. The programming model and run-time code of Add-in Express are based on CodeGear VCL for Win32, written in Delphi and make your add-ins, smart tags, Microsoft Excel RTD servers and user-defined functions commercial class and feature-rich.
Add-in Express generates COM-based projects that comprise all necessary functionality for Microsoft Office add-ins or smart tags and centralize all technology-specific components through visual designers and RAD modules. More about Office 2007 Ribbon designer.

Add-in Express for VCL features and benefits
Microsoft Office extensibilityBased on the Microsoft Office extensibility, Add-in Express provides you with a component set for creating any types of Microsoft Office plug-ins. It wraps all necessary technologies to interact with all Microsoft Office applications: Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project, Microsoft InfoPath, etc. Learn more... |
Version-neutrality - from Microsoft Office 2000 to 2007Due to its version-neutral core, Add-in Express for Delphi transparently supports all available Microsoft Office versions, from Microsoft Office 2000 to Microsoft Office 2007, and works with the same perfection on all Microsoft Office editions, from Student to Ultimate. Learn more... | |
The best platform for Microsoft Office developmentThe bundle of Delphi and Add-in Express gives you the best platform for Microsoft Office development. Delphi produces Win32 code that makes your add-ins compact, fast and easily deployable; Add-in Express offers you a powerful tool for Microsoft Office customization. Learn more... |
Windows Vista® and Microsoft Office 2007Add-in Express is completely compatible with Windows Vista including its strict security and implements all newest features introduced by Microsoft Office 2007 such as Office 2007 Ribbon, contextual tabs, shared ribbons, the Microsoft Office Menu, Quick Access Toolbar, task panes, etc. Learn more... | |
Visual designersForget about routine coding and use visual designers to customize Microsoft Office menus, toolbars, ribbon tabs, task panes, forms, windows, regions, etc. And sure make use of special components when accessing Microsoft Office objects and handling its events. Learn more... |
Microsoft Excel Task Panes, RTD and UDFAdd-in Express supports Microsoft Excel RTD servers and Microsoft Excel Automation plug-ins. The former enable you to connect Microsoft Excel with real-time data sources, the latter allow you to develop new worksheet functions. Finally, you get task panes for all Microsoft Excel versions. Learn more... | |
Microsoft Outlook-targeted featuresFor Microsoft Outlook add-ins, Add-in Express not only implements basic technologies but also supplies your Microsoft Outlook plug-ins with new unique features including Advanced Form and View Regions, Microsoft Outlook-context sensitivity, application-level keyboard shortcuts and more. Learn more... |
True RAD - you write applied code onlyAdd-in Express for Delphi is completely based on the Rapid Application Development (True RAD) paradigm and allows you to reduce the time you used to spend on COM add-in, smart tag and RTD server development at least by half. Learn more... | |
Customers love it!
It's one of the best Delphi component investments we've ever made
Add-in Express components make developing with Outlook and the rest of the Office Suite just about as easy as it could be. Yes, you still have to understand the Office Suite's occasionally rather unintuitive object models, but the support team are absolutely superb in helping you on your way. With some vendors support you always wonder if you’re going to get a response and how useful it will be – but with Add-in Express I have absolutely no concerns that my query will be dealt with promptly, accurately and with great courtesy.
I probably sound like I have shares in the company, but I’m just a very satisfied customer. Really, it's one of the best Delphi component investments we've ever made.
Richard Stevens, BOE Information Systems Ltd. More success stories...



