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 lifetime.
A complete feature list for each package is given in the table below.
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Add-in Express Package | |||
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Feature List |
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Environment | ||||
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Supported Application | ||||
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Microsoft Office 2000: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, FrontPage |
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Microsoft Office 2002 (XP): Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, FrontPage, MapPoint, Visio |
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Microsoft Office 2003: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, FrontPage, MapPoint, Visio, Publisher |
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Microsoft Office 2007: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, MapPoint, Visio, Publisher, InfoPath |
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Supported Microsoft Office Suites | ||||
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Student, Home, Standard, Small Business, Professional, Professional Plus, Ultimate, Enterprise |
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Supported Platforms | ||||
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.NET Framework 1.1, .NET Framework 2.0, .NET Framework 3.5 |
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Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista |
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Supported IDEs | ||||
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Visual Studio 2003: Standard, Professional, Enterprise |
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Visual Studio 2005: Express, Standard, Professional, Team System |
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Visual Studio 2008: Express, Standard, Professional, Team System |
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RemObjects Chrome for Visual Studio 2003, 2005, 2008 |
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Supported Programming Languages | ||||
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Visual Basic .NET 2003, 2005 and 2008 |
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Visual C# .NET 2003, 2005, 2008 |
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Visual C++ .NET 2003, 2005, 2008 |
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RemObjects Chrome |
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Microsoft Office COM Add-ins | ||||
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Programming Model | ||||
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Programming model and version-neutral run-time |
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COM add-in specific visual designer |
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COM add-in specific components |
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Version-neutral Office PIAs |
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Synchronous event helpers for Office object events |
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Multi-hosted (shared) add-ins |
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Multiple add-ins in one assembly |
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Design-time support for manifests |
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Application-level Customization | ||||
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Run-time customization and visual designer for Office 2000, 2002 and 2003 toolbars and menus |
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Run-time customization and visual designer for the Office 2007 Ribbon UI |
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Run-time customization and visual designer for the Office 2007 Menu |
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Run-time customization and visual designer for the Office 2007 Quick Access Toolbar |
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Run-time customization and visual designer for the Office 2007 Task Panes |
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Application-level keyboard shortcuts |
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Interception of any built-in toolbar controls |
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Advanced toolbars customization with any .NET controls |
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Microsoft Outlook COM Add-ins | ||||
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Standard Outlook Customization | ||||
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Synchronous event helpers for Outlook object events |
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Run-time customization and visual designer for Explorer and Inspector toolbars and menus on Outlook 2000, 2002 and 2003 |
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Run-time customization and visual designer for Explorer toolbars and the menu bar on Outlook 2007 |
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Run-time customization and visual designer for Inspector ribbons on Outlook 2007 |
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Context sensitivity: binding toolbars, menus, ribbons and certain controls to folders, content types, form classes, etc. |
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Run-time customization and visual designer for Outlook main option pages and folder properties pages |
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Run-time customization and visual designer for the Outlook Navigation Pane (Outlook Bar) shortcuts |
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Outlook Customization with Advanced View and Form Regions | ||||
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Programming model and version-neutral run-time for Outlook customization with Advanced Form Regions |
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Run-time customization and visual designer for replacing Outlook views with Advanced View Regions (folder web-view, Outlook Today) |
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Run-time customization and visual designer for inserting Advanced View Regions into the Outlook Explorer windows and Outlook views (four-sided supergrid regions) |
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Run-time customization and visual designer for embedding Advanced Form Regions into the Outlook Inspector windows and Outlook forms (four-sided form regions) |
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Context sensitivity for Advanced View and Form Regions: binding regions to folders, content types, form classes, etc. |
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Run-time customization and visual designer for Outlook Navigation Pane (Outlook Bar) view regions |
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Run-time customization and visual designer for Outlook To-Do Bar view regions |
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Multiple forms in one region |
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Multiple view and form regions in one Explorer or Inspector window |
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Bypassing the Outlook E-mail Security Guard on Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2007 (see Security Manager for Microsoft Outlook) |
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Microsoft Excel Plug-ins | ||||
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Real-time Data Servers | ||||
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Programming model and version-neutral run-time |
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Excel RTDS-specific visual designer |
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Automation add-ins (worksheet user-defined functions) | ||||
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Programming model and version-neutral run-time |
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Advanced Excel Task Panes | ||||
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Run-time customization and visual designer for embedding Advanced Excel Task Panes for Excel 2000 - 2007 |
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Microsoft Office Smart Tags | ||||
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Programming Model | ||||
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Programming model and version-neutral run-time |
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Smart Tag-specific visual designer |
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Support of Microsoft Smart Tag Library 1.0 |
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Support of Microsoft Smart Tag Library 2.0 |
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Smart Tag Customization | ||||
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Run-time customization and visual designer for Microsoft Office Smart Tags |
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Smart tag libraries: multiple recognizers in one project |
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Security and Deployment | ||||
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Security | ||||
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Enforcing Office and Windows strict security |
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Support of Microsoft Office 2007 Trust Center |
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Application domain isolation by the Add-in Express Loader |
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Deployment | ||||
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Multiple projects in one solution |
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Complete support of Visual Studio integrated setup projects |
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Complete support of the ClickOnce technology |
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Software License and Source Code | ||||
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Software License | ||||
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Fully functional copy of Add-in Express |
Standard |
Professional |
Premium | |
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One lifetime license |
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Source Code | ||||
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Run-time source code |
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Design-time source code |
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Services | ||||
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Basic and Standard Services | ||||
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100% compatibility and maintainability assurances |
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12-month subscription to minor updates |
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12 months of technical support service |
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Professional and Premium Services | ||||
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12 month subscription to new major versions |
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12 months of priority technical support service |
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12 months of solution research service |
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12 months of live support service |
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Prices | ||||
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Regular price |
$349.00 |
$449.00 |
$949.00 | |
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Upgrade price (from Add-in Express .NET 2.x and Add-in Express 2007 for .NET) |
$174.50 |
$224.50 |
$474.50 | |
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