Describes generally how Visual Studio Tools for Office solutions work, and how they are perceived differently by the developer and the end user.

Explains how the custom document properties work in Visual Studio Tools for Office documents, and how they differ from the first version.

Describes how data and view are separated in Visual Studio Tools for Office solutions, and provides an overview on server documents and data caching.

Provides information on the ActiveX control that Visual Studio Tools for Office embeds in solution documents.

Provides an introduction to using Microsoft Office 2003 as a platform for developing business solutions.

Provides links to information on installing Visual Studio Tools for Office, how to begin creating solutions, and what has changed since the earlier version.

Provides links to information on creating Word and Excel solutions and the role of assemblies in your solution.

Provides links to detailed information on the Visual Studio Tools for Office class libraries, user interface, manifests, and other objects.