XML in Office 2003

In this section, you will find technical articles, code samples, developer documentation, and videos on working with XML in Office.

Getting Started

	Bringing XML to the Desktop Learn how the Microsoft Office System brings XML to the desktop through support for custom schemas.
	New XML Features of the Microsoft Office Word 2003 Object Model Discover the new XML features of Word 2003 as you use the object model to manipulate files with code.

Code Samples

• Sample: Beyond Macros: Create Word and Excel Smart Documents with C++ and XML
  
• Sample: Case-Study: XML in the Microsoft Office System (Contoso Pharmaceuticals)
  
• Sample: Creating an End-to-End XML Solution with Word 2003 and Excel 2003
  
• Sample: Creating and Applying an XML Resume Template in Word 2003
  
• Sample: Easy Task Reports with Outlook and WordProcessingML
  
• Sample: New XML Features in Access 2003
  
• Sample: Performing Mail Merges Using XML Data in Access 2003
  
• Sample: Transforming Word Documents into the XSL-FO Format
  
• Sample: Word 2003 XML Memo Styles Sample
  
• Sample: Word 2003 XML Object Model Overview
  
• Sample: XML and Excel 2003: Creating an Expense Report Template
  
• Sample: XML and Word 2003: Writing a Trip Report
  

Downloads

• Add-in: Excel 2003 XML Tools Add-in
  
• Reference: Office 2003 XML Reference Schemas
  
• SDK: Word 2003 XML Software Development Kit
  
• Tool: Excel XML Toolbox for Excel 2003
  
• Tool: Word 2003 XML Toolbox
  
• Tool: WordprocessingML Transform Inference Tool
  
• Viewer: Word 2003 XML Viewer
  

Learn XML

• Book: Developing XML Solutions
  
• Book: Programming Microsoft .NET XML Web Services
  
• Book: XML Programming (Core Reference)
  
• Book: XML Step by Step, Second Editio
  

References

• Office 2003 XML Reference Schemas
  
• Word 2003 XML Software Development Kit
  

Technical Articles

XML in Office

• Case-Study: XML in the Microsoft Office System (Contoso Pharmaceuticals)
  
• Getting into XML with the Microsoft Office System
  
• Microsoft Office System and XML: Bringing XML to the Desktop
  
• Microsoft Office System and XML: XML in Action
  
• Unlocking Information in Microsoft Office 2003 Using XML
  

Access

• Bind an Access Form's Record Source from an XML File at Runtime
  
• Importing and Exporting XSD Data in Access 2003
  
• New XML Features in Access 2003
  
• Performing Mail Merges Using XML Data in Access 2003
  
• Smart Access: Access 2003 and XML
  
• Using the XML Features of the Access 2003 Object Model
  

Excel

• Add XML Functionality in Excel 2003 from Visual Basic .NET
  
• Beyond Macros: Create Word and Excel Smart Documents with C++ and XML
  
• Creating an End-to-End XML Solution with Word 2003 and Excel 2003
  
• Creating an Expense Report Template (XML and Microsoft Office Excel 2003)
  
• Creating XML Mappings in Excel 2003
  
• Dive into SpreadsheetML (Part 1 of 2)
  
• Dive into SpreadsheetML (Part 2 of 2)
  
• Editing XML Data with Word 2003 and Excel 2003
  
• How Excel 2003 Infers XSDs When Importing XML Data
  
• Importing XML Maps, XML Lists, and Dynamic Chart Sources in Excel 2003
  
• Part 1: Automating the XML Data Mapping Process in Excel 2003
  
• Part 2: Mapping XML from SQL Server to a Single Cell in Excel 2003
  
• Part 3: Replicating Excel 2003 Formulas to SQL Server
  
• Transfer XML Data to Excel 2003 with Visual Basic .NET
  
• Using the Excel 2003 Object Model to Add XML Data Integration
  
• Using the Excel 2003 XML Tools Add-in Version 1.1
  
• Using the Excel XML Toolbox for Excel 2003
  
• Using Visual Basic and ASP with XML to Generate Excel 2003 Workbooks
  

FrontPage

• Building XML Data-Driven Web Sites with FrontPage 2003
  

InfoPath

• Architecture of Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003
  
• How XML Standards Are Used in Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003
  
• Support and Troubleshooting for XML Schemas in InfoPath 2003
  
• Turn User Input into XML with Custom Forms Using InfoPath 2003
  

Outlook

• Easy Task Reports with Outlook and WordML
  

Word

• Beyond Macros: Create Word and Excel Smart Documents with C++ and XML
  
• Calling Visual Basic for Applications Code from Visual Basic .NET
  
• Creating an End-to-End XML Solution with Word 2003 and Excel 2003
  
• Creating and Applying an XML Resume Template in Word 2003
  
• Developing Word XML Using the Word 2003 XML Toolbox
  
• Easy Task Reports with Outlook and WordML
  
• Editing XML Data with Word 2003 and Excel 2003
  
• Importing XML Data to Word 2003 Using Visual Studio Tools for Office
  
• Microsoft Office Word 2003 XML: Memo Styles Sample
  
• Microsoft Office Word 2003: XML Object Model Overview
  
• New XML Features of Microsoft Office Word 2003
  
• The XML Files: XML in Word 2003
  
• Transforming Word Documents into the XSL-FO Format
  
• Unlocking Information in Office 2003 Using XML
  
• Use ASP.NET and Visual Basic .NET to Transform XML to RTF and Display in Word
  
• Using Schemas with Word 2003 and Excel 2003
  
• XML and Word 2003: Writing a Trip Report
  

Videos

• Word 2003 XML Mapping Video
  
• Excel 2003 XML Mapping Video