The Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word namespace contains a set of classes that extend and support the Microsoft Office Word object model.

The Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word namespace includes the following classes:

• The Document host item class. For more information on host items, see Host Items and Host Controls Overview.

• Host control classes, including Bookmark, XMLNode, and XMLNodes. For more information on host controls, see Host Items and Host Controls Overview.

• Classes that implement smart tag functionality in Word, including Action and SmartTag.

• Various helper classes, such as event argument and event handler classes for events in the Word host item and host controls.

Classes

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	Class	Description
	Action	Represents a Visual Studio Tools for Office smart tag action in a Microsoft Office Word document.
	ActionEventArgs	Provides data for the Click and BeforeCaptionShow events.
	Bookmark	The Bookmark control is a bookmark that has a unique name, exposes events, and can be bound to data.
	Bookmark._InformationType
	Bookmark._XMLType
	ClickEventArgs	Provides data for the BeforeDoubleClick and BeforeRightClick events.
	ContextChangeEventArgs	Provides data for the Select, Deselect, ContextEnter and ContextLeave events of the XMLNode class and the ContextEnter, ContextLeave, Select, and Deselect events of the XMLNodes class.
	ControlCollection	Represents a collection of controls.
	ControlCollectionEnumerator	An enumerator that iterates through the ControlCollection instance.
	Document	Represents a Microsoft Office Word 2003 document.
	Document._ActiveWritingStyleType
	Document._CompatibilityType
	MailMergeAfterMergeEventArgs	Provides data for the MailMergeAfterMerge event.
	MailMergeWizardStateChangeEventArgs	Provides data for the MailMergeWizardStateChange event.
	NodeInsertAndDeleteEventArgs	Provides data for the AfterInsert and BeforeDelete events of XMLNode controls, and for the AfterInsert and BeforeDelete events of XMLNodes controls.
	OLEControl	Represents a linked or embedded control on a document.
	SaveEventArgs	Provides data for the BeforeSave event.
	SelectionEventArgs	Provides data for the SelectionChange, Selected, and Deselected events of a Bookmark control.
	SmartTag	Represents a smart tag in Microsoft Office Word.
	WindowEventArgs	Provides information for the ActivateEvent, Deactivate, and WindowSize events.
	XMLNode	Represents a single XMLNode control that exposes events and that can be bound to data.
	XMLNode._ValidationErrorTextType
	XMLNode._XMLType
	XMLNodes	A collection of Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.XMLNode objects that represent the nodes in the tree view of the XML Structure task pane, which indicates the elements that a user has applied to a document.

Delegates

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	Delegate	Description
	ActionClickEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the Click event of an Action.
	BeforeCaptionShowEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the BeforeCaptionShow event of an Action.
	ClickEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the BeforeDoubleClick and BeforeRightClick events of a Document.
	ContextChangeEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the Select, Deselect, ContextEnter and ContextLeave events of the XMLNode class and the ContextEnter, ContextLeave, Select, and Deselect events of the XMLNodes class.
	MailMergeAfterMergeEventHandler	Represents the method that handles the MailMergeAfterMerge event of a Document.
	MailMergeWizardStateChangeEventHandler	Represents the method that handles the MailMergeWizardStateChange event of a Document.
	NodeInsertAndDeleteEventHandler	Represents the method that handles the AfterInsert and BeforeDelete events of XMLNode controls, and the AfterInsert and BeforeDelete events of XMLNodes controls.
	SaveEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the BeforeSave event of a Document.
	SelectionEventHandler	Represents the method that handles the SelectionChange, Selected, and Deselected events of a Bookmark control.
	WindowEventHandler	Represents the method that handles the ActivateEvent, Deactivate, and WindowSize events.