VSTO 2005 & 2003 Resource List

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 06:35:10 Z

Here is a list of resources you can use to try to find answers to any questions you may have on using VSTO 2005 and VSTO 2003. There is a wealth of information here, and you’re sure to discover a lot of content that pertains to what you’re trying to do.

If you can’t seem to find what you’re looking for or still think you need some guidance or advice, then please feel free to post your question or issue in the forum.

Product-specific

Visual Studio Tools for Office Developer Portal on MSDN

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/aa905533.aspx

VSTO 2005 Features and System Requirements

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/vstudio/aa718674.aspx

VSTO 2005 Developer Center

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2005/default.aspx

VSTO 2005 On-line Documentation (MSDN Library)

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/d2tx7z6d(en-us,vs.80).aspx

Download VSTO 2005 SE (templates for Office 2003 and 2007 add-ins)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5e86cab3-6fd6-4955-b979-e1676db6b3cb&DisplayLang=en

Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Office System Power Tools v1.0.0.0
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=46B6BF86-E35D-4870-B214-4D7B72B02BF9&displaylang=en

Access Developer Extensions (ADE)

The ADE is included with the VSTO 2005 standalone product. An overview of the ADE can be found here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa159918.aspx#office2003overviewdevelopertoolsprograms_access2003developerextensions

Further Information

Here are some other resources you can tap for further information on VSTO 2005.

· VSTO Blogs

VSTO Team Blog – http://blogs.msdn.com/vsto2
Eric Carter (VSTO Team Member) - http://blogs.msdn.com/eric_carter/
John Durant (VSTO Team Member) - https://blogs.msdn.com/johnrdurant/default.aspx
Paul Stubbs (VSTO Team Member) – http://blogs.msdn.com/pstubbs/
Mike Hernandez (VSTO Product Manager) – http://blogs.msdn.com/mikeh/default.aspx
Kathleen McGrath (Author “VSTO for Mere Mortals”) - http://blogs.msdn.com/kathleen
Office Zealot Site (VSTO MVP Chris Kunicki) - http://www.officezealot.com/VSTO/bloghome.aspx
GotDotNet.com Site – http://blogs.gotdotnet.com

Technical Articles and Books

What’s New in VSTO 2005

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/86bkz018(vs.80).aspx

VSTO Deployment

These whitepapers are interrelated, so be sure to review both of them.

· Deploying Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Solutions Using Windows Installer (Part 1)
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa537173(office.11).aspx

· Deploying Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Solutions Using Windows Installer: Walkthroughs (Part 2)
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa537179(office.11).aspx

VSTO 2005 technical articles on MSDN

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb726432(office.11).aspx

VSTO 2003 technical articles on MSDN

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb726426(office.11).aspx

VSTO for Mere Mortals This book is written by former VSTO team member Kathleen McGrath.

http://www.awprofessional.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0321426711&rl=1

Visual Studio Tools for Office: Using Visual Basic 2005 with Excel, Word, Outlook, and InfoPath This is a book written by VSTO team member Eric Carter and former team member Eric Lippert.

http://www.amazon.com/Visual-Studio-Tools-Office-Development/dp/0321411757

Visual Studio Tools for Office: Using C# with Excel, Word, Outlook, and InfoPath This is a book written by VSTO team member Eric Carter and former team member Eric Lippert.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321334884/

Reporting Bugs or Submitting Feature Requests

Please report any bugs you find on the MSDN Product Feedback Center. To ensure that you’re not posting a duplicate bug, be sure to use the Search option on the main page to determine whether your bug has already been discovered and posted.

You may also submit feature requests here, too. You can help us track these requests by using this title format: "FEATURE REQUEST: <one-line request description>". You can then provide further details in the Problem Statement section of the suggestion form.

Visual Studio and .NET Framework Feedback

http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback