Embedding Word in a WPF Application

Question

We currently have a VSTO addin for word, and we're currently reworking our product suite to be a single window design. Is there any way to embed word into a WPF window.

If so, how?

Answer 1

Hello,

Office applications doesn't support embedding into other applications. You need to use any third-party components for rendering documents on the WPF application.

Answer 2

Are there any that you can recommend?

Answer 3

Don't want to advertise any components there, it is up to you which one is to choose. You may find TextControl or RadRichTextBox helpful. 

Answer 4

Hi ,

Office application is not designed for host in other applicaiton, as Eugene sggested Office doesn't support it.

To instead of embedding Word in a WPF application, we can consider to create an VSTO add-in to display the WPF application.

Here are some helpful links for your reference:
Programming Application-Level Add-Ins

Using WPF Controls in Office Solutions

Regards & Fei

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Answer 5

I couldn't embed the application in office as it's one of the addins to the main application that needs word.

Answer 6

If you only want to display the content of a document and not edit it, windows PreviewHandlers do a pretty good job.

See Brad Smith's guide to implementing them in .net here http://www.brad-smith.info/blog/archives/183

Answer 7

Thanks for that, never seen them before.

Answer 8

If you want some third-part component, Acoeffix can be one of your alternative. It can be embed in an application and call all functions of MS Office online.