Documentation

If you are new to Office development, and want to learn more about the possibilities offered by the Microsoft Office System to develop solutions, explore this set of helpful links to get you up to speed.

• 2007 Office Suites
  
  
• Access 2007
  
  
• Communications Server 2007
  
  
• Communications Server 2007 R2
  
  
• Communicator 2007 and Communicator 2007 R2
  
  
• Excel 2007
  
  
• Forms Server 2007
  
  
• Groove 2007
  
  
• InfoPath 2007
  
  
• Live Meeting Service
  
  
• Office Live Small Business
  
  
• OneNote 2007
  
  
• Outlook 2007
  
  
• PerformancePoint Server 2007
  
  
• PowerPoint 2007
  
  
• Project 2007
  
  
• Publisher 2007
  
  
• SharePoint Designer 2007
  
  
• Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies
  
  
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
  
  
• Visio 2007
  
  
• Visual Studio Tools for the Office System (3.0)
  
  
• Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Second Edition
  
  
• Word 2007
  
  

MSDN Developer Centers

Visit the MSDN Developer Centers to access code samples, videos, community sites, documentation, and more.

• Microsoft Office Developer Center
  
  
• Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 Developer Center
  
  
• Microsoft Visual Studio Developer Center
  
  
• Office Business Applications Developer Portal
  
  
• Microsoft Visual Studio Developer Center
  
  

Getting Started

Learn about the newest release of Microsoft Office and Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies.

• Getting Started with Office 2007 Development
  
  
• Office on TechNet
  
  
• Getting Started Developing with SharePoint 2010
  
  
• SharePoint Server 2007 Developer Center
  
  
• SharePoint on TechNet
  
  
• Microsoft Office Interactive Developer Map
  
  
• Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System Reference
  
  

Downloads and Code

Find the latest Office code samples in the gallery or upload your own. Find open-source projects, start your own, or download software from the community.

• Office Developer Downloads
  
  
• MSDN Code Gallery
  
  
• Office CodePlex Projects
  
  
• SDK Downloads
  
  

Training

Learn how to use Microsoft Office features in these hands-on labs, demos, and presentations.

• Learn on the Office Development Center
  
  
• Support on the Office Developer Center
  
  
• Microsoft Office – Training Portal
  
  
• Understanding Office Development
  
  
• Office Developer How-To Center
  
  
• MSDN Virtual Labs
  
  
• MSDN Magazine
  
  

Blogs

Check out the latest posts from the Office developer community.

• Office bloggers
  
  

Forums & Newsgroups

Got questions? Talk to your peers, MVPs, and the Office product teams.

• Office and SharePoint Forums
  
  
• Office Development with Visual Studio
  
  
• Visual Studio Tools for Office
  
  

Videos & Webcasts

Get the inside scoop on what is happening with Office.

• Office bloggers
  
  

Channel 9 Videos

Watch Office and SharePoint videos and connect with your peers.

• Office and SharePoint Forums
  
  
• Office Development with Visual Studio
  
  
• Visual Studio Tools for Office
  
  

Office Bookstore

Want to buy a book? Read a sample chapter online? Visit our bookstore first.

• Office and SharePoint Forums
  
  
• Office Development with Visual Studio
  
  
• Visual Studio Tools for Office
  
  

Stay Connected

Keep connected with the latest happenings with Microsoft Office.

• Follow us on Twitter
  
  
• Join MSDN Office and SharePoint on Facebook
  
  
• Subscribe to the Office developer RSS feed
  
  

Provide Feedback

Provide feedback about Office 2007.

• Microsoft Connect
  
  

Provide feedback about the documentation for Office 2007.

• Classic View. Use the Click to Rate and Give Feedback link at the top of the topic in the MSDN Library. This delivers your feedback directly to the documentation team.
  
  
• Lightweight View. Click the feedback icon. This delivers your feedback directly to the documentation team.
  
  
• Scriptfree View. Click the Feedback link at the top of the topic in the MSDN Library. This enables you to provide feedback about the scriptfree view to a forum.