Creating add-ins / plug-ins for Outlook, Excel
PowerPoint, MapPoint, Visio in VB.NET, VC++, C#

Add-in Express™
for Microsoft® Office and .net

Add-in Express feature matrix

Add-in Express .NET is sold on a package basis. There are three packages, Standard, Professional and Premium, that offer different features and services. Each package contains a developer license of Add-in Express. Remember, the license included in your package will not expire, so you continue to use your copy of Add-in Express for lifetime.

A complete feature list for each package is given in the table below.

		Add-in Express Package
Feature List		Standard	Professional	Premium
Environment
	Supported Application
	Microsoft Office 2000: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, FrontPage	+	+	+
	Microsoft Office 2002 (XP): Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, FrontPage, MapPoint, Visio	+	+	+
	Microsoft Office 2003: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, FrontPage, MapPoint, Visio, Publisher	+	+	+
	Microsoft Office 2007: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, MapPoint, Visio, Publisher, InfoPath	+	+	+
	Microsoft Office 2010 (32- and 64-bit): Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, Visio, Publisher, InfoPath	+	+	+
	Supported Microsoft Office Suites: Student, Home, Standard, Small Business, Professional, Professional Plus, Ultimate, Enterprise	+	+	+
	Supported Platforms
	.NET Framework 2.0 and higher	+	+	+
	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 (x86 and 64-bit for all OS)	+	+	+
	Supported IDEs
	Visual Studio 2005, 2008, 2010, CodeGear Delphi Prism 2011	+	+	+
	Supported Programming Languages: Visual Basic .NET, Visual C# .NET, Visual C++ .NET, Delphi Prism	+	+	+
Microsoft Office COM Add-ins
	Application-level Customization
	Version-neutral run-time	+	+	+
	COM add-in specific visual designer	+	+	+
	Multi-hosted (shared) add-ins and multiple add-ins in one assembly	+	+	+
	Visual designer for Office Ribbon UI and Office toolbar-based UI	+	+	+
	Visual designer for the Office 2007 and 2010 task panes	+	+	+
	Version-neutral advanced task panes for Excel, Word, PowerPoint	+	+	+
	Application-level keyboard shortcuts	+	+	+
Microsoft Outlook COM Add-ins
	Standard Outlook Customization
	Visual designer for Outlook Explorer and Inspector toolbars and menus	+	+	+
	Visual designer for the Ribbon UI	+	+	+
	Context sensitivity: binding toolbars, menus, ribbons and certain controls to folders, content types, form classes, contexts, etc.	+	+	+
	Visual designer for the Outlook Options dialog box and folder properties dialog boxes	+	+	+
	Visual designer for the Outlook Navigation Pane shortcuts	+	+	+
	Advanced Outlook View and Form Regions
	Version-neutral advanced Outlook form and view regions	+	+	+
	Replacing Outlook views with view regions	+	+	+
	Inserting regions into any Outlook views and Outlook forms	+	+	+
	Adding regions to Reading Pane, Navigation Pane, To-Do Bar	+	+	+
	Context sensitivity for view and form regions: binding regions to folders, content types, form classes, contexts, etc.	+	+	+
	Bypassing the Outlook E-mail Security Guard on Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2010 (see Security Manager for Microsoft Outlook)			+
Microsoft Excel Plug-ins
	COM Add-ins and Real-Time Data (RTD) Servers
	Version-neutral run-time and visual designer for Excel COM add-ins	+	+	+
	Version-neutral run-time for Excel Real-Time Data (RTD) Servers	+	+	+
	Worksheet user-defined functions (UDFs)
	Version-neutral run-time for Excel Automation add-ins	+	+	+
	Version-neutral run-time for Excel XLLs	+	+	+
Microsoft Office Smart Tags
	Programming Model
	Version-neutral run-time for Microsoft Smart Tag Library 1.0 and 2.0	+	+	+
	Visual designer for Office Smart Tags	+	+	+
	Smart tag libraries: multiple recognizers in one project	+	+	+
Security and Deployment
	Security
	Enforcing Office and Windows strict security	+	+	+
	Support of Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 Trust Center	+	+	+
	Application domain isolation by the Add-in Express Loader	+	+	+
	Deployment
	Multiple projects in one solution, mixed solutions	+	+	+
	Complete support of Visual Studio integrated setup projects	+	+	+
	Complete support of the ClickOnce technology	+	+	+
	Complete support of InstallShield setup projects	+	+	+
Licenses, Services and Software Maintenance
	Fully functional copy of Add-in Express, life-time developer license	+	+	+
	1 year of subscription to minor updates	+	+	+
	Standard support service	60 days	1 year	1 year
	Source Code		Run-time	Run-time and design-time
	1 year of participation in beta programs		+	+
	1 year of subscription to new major versions		+	+
	1 year of priority technical support service			+
	Features or bug-fixes at your request			+
	Escalation of your issues to core developers			+
	Code review at your request			+
	Wide-ranging solution research service			+
Prices
	Regular price	$349.00 Order Now	$449.00 Order Now	$949.00 Order Now
	Upgrade from any previous version	$174.50 Order Now	$224.50 Order Now	$474.50 Order Now

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License key benefits

All our products are licensed with the following conditions:

Unconditional 30 days money-back guarantee: All our products come with an unconditional 30 day money-back guarantee. Though we don’t provide trial versions, our 30-day money back guarantee makes it absolutely risk-free for you. Things are very simple: if you don’t like the product - for any reasons - you get your money back, no questions asked.

Please note, we do not provide refunds for product packages that include source code. See how our 30-day money back guarantee makes it absolutely risk-free for you

No royalty or runtime fees: This means you can freely distribute any applications based on our products without worry, their use is royalty free. After your purchase no additional fees and no additional licenses for your end-users are required, so you can use our components infinitely.

Support is guaranteed: Purchasing our tools you automatically get subscribed to one of our support service options. You will get prompt high quality support by email and on our forums.

Demos included: Plenty of demo projects, which will help you get started quickly, are available on our web-site. You can freely download: sample add-ins with source code, HowTo samples and the most recent examples in the HowTo section of our technical blog.

Secure order process: The ordering process is safe and secure. It is performed by a global e-commerce service, Share-it!, that provides secure order processing worldwide.

Instant delivery: Delivery takes just a few minutes for credit card transactions, and 2 - 4 business days for bank / wire transfers. Once your order is processed, you will receive an e-mail message with your license information and a download link.

Free for reviewing on targeted blogs: If you run a blog about Microsoft Office development, or about .NET, VSTO and Delphi programming in general, you can get any Add-in Express product or upgrade for free. All you need to do is to review Add-in Express on your blog. Just drop us a note using the contact form and we will get back to you to discuss details. Please note, we do not guarantee that you will be provided with a free version, the final decision as to provide it or not is at the sole discretion of Add-in Express Ltd. Normally, we always do for high-quality blogs. See other discounts and special offers.

See Also

Creating add-ins / plug-ins for Outlook, Excel PowerPoint, MapPoint, Visio in VB.NET, VC++, C#

Add-in Express™ for Microsoft® Office and .net