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	Exploring the Dynamic World of Word 2007 Explore the dynamic content you can create in your documents and then see what you can do when interacting with those features through VBA and Office Open XML.
	Troubleshooting Word 2007 Documents More Easily Using VBA Find best practices for troubleshooting Word 2007 documents, along with tips for using VBA to help simplify troubleshooting.
	Extending Word 2007, Excel 2007, and PowerPoint 2007 with a Single Line of VBA Code Save time and accomplish tasks that cannot be done from within the user interface by using the Immediate window in the Visual Basic Editor.
	Books for Word Developers Find a comprehensive list of books about Word 2007 development in the Word bookstore, including books about using VBA.

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Using Office Open XML to Customize Document Formatting in the 2007 Office System
Introduces and demonstrates how to apply custom formatting not available from within the UI to a document.

Office Open XML Formats: Setting Custom Word 2007 Document Properties (Visual How To)
Programmatically set the property, save the document, and move to the next document without loading each one individually.

	Introducing the Office (2007) Open XML File Formats Frank Rice discusses the benefits of the Office Open XML Formats.
	Open XML Format SDK 2.0 (Apr09 CTP) The April 09 CTP release adds support for the validation of Open XML documents.
	Creating Documents by Using the Open XML Format SDK 2.0 (Part 1 of 3) Explore the architecture and advantages of using the Open XML Format SDK 2.0 (CTP).
	Inserting Repeating Data Items into a Word 2007 Table by Using the Open XML API Learn how to insert an arbitrary number of data items on the surface of a document.
	Open XML Format SDK 1.0 Download strongly typed part classes for use with Open XML documents.
	Manipulating Word 2007 Files with the Open XML Format API (Part 1 of 3) Learn how to use the Open XML object model code to access and manipulate Word 2007 files.