‘Add-in Express for Office and .net’ category archive
Give the look-and-feel of Microsoft Office colors to your custom .NET controls
Eugene Astafiev | March 21st, 2008
To make your controls look like Office ones isn't a simple task. When Office developers show .NET controls in their add-ins or standalone applications, they have to customize controls in order to conform to Office color styles.... Read the rest of this entry →
Make the Office 2007 Ribbon work easy
Andrei Smolin | March 14th, 2008
Why the Ribbon tab designer by Add-in Express is better than that of VSTO 2008? Because it prevents the Office 2007 Ribbon XML from being constructed manually and in this way leaves no place for run-time errors.... 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 →
Bypass Outlook security warnings when sending email messages in MS Access
Andrei Smolin | September 12th, 2007
Whenever you send e-mail messages in Microsoft Access, you get Outlook security warnings like œA program is trying to automatically send email. To get rid of such security prompts, use the Outlook Security Manager. With the ActiveX edition of this component you need just a few lines of code to switch the Outlook security off and on.... 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 →
Microsoft Office PIAs (Primary Interop Assemblies) and Add-in Express .NET
Eugene Starostin | March 1st, 2006
How Add-in Express .NET integrates MS Office PIAs into add-in solutions. Strategy and tactics of using MS Office PIAs. And about benefits of late binding.... Read the rest of this entry →
A bit about Microsoft Office PIA
Eugene Starostin | March 1st, 2006
Office Primary Interop Assemblies. The official opinion of Microsoft. Is it possible to create an add-in with PIAs for all Office versions?... Read the rest of this entry →
Setup project events for add-in solutions based on Add-in Express
Eugene Starostin | December 20th, 2005
Booker Prize. Also, all about setup projects based on Add-in Express. There are several custom events that we can use for...... Read the rest of this entry →
Add new items to your add-in project
Eugene Starostin | November 24th, 2005
Here I will show you what is included in Add-in Express solutions. Attention, GUIDs are everywhere! Also I will speak about things that can be added to the add-in project, and tell you what should be done to retire right now.... Read the rest of this entry →
Creating new Add-in Express projects in Visual Studio .NET
Eugene Starostin | November 22nd, 2005
What are the shims and is it necessary to sign add-in projects with strong names? In general, I strongly recommend always including shims in your add-in projects if you have C++ in your Visual Studio .NET.... Read the rest of this entry →
How to learn what version of Add-in Express you use
Eugene Starostin | November 22nd, 2005
How to learn what version of Add-in Express you use. Add-in Express .NET and VCL.... Read the rest of this entry →