Get Started with Extending Visual Studio

Learn how to programmatically automate repetitive tasks, extend Visual Studio with tools such as add-ins and wizards, and create packages and Visual Studio applications using the Visual Studio SDK.

Various Programming Models

Best Practices for Security in Automation
The Spectrum of Visual Studio Automation
Choosing the Appropriate Automation Approach
Creating Add-ins and Wizards
Controlling Projects and Solutions

VSPackages and Deployment

Implementing the IVsPackage Interface
Managed VSPackages
Developing VSPackages By Using the Visual Studio Library
Registering VSPackages
Loading VSPackages

Visual Studio SDK

Introducing the Visual Studio SDK
Developing Visual Studio Extensions
Inside the Visual Studio SDK
Visual Studio Development Environment Model
Visual Studio Shell
About the Visual Studio Experimental Instance

Visual Studio SDK Projects

Project Type Essentials
Creating Project Types
Using the Managed Package Framework to Implement a Project Type
Adding Project and Project Item Templates
Creating a Basic Project System (Part 1)
Creating a Basic Project System (Part 2)

Visual Studio SDK Solutions

Solutions Overview
Solution (.Sln) File
Solution User Options (.Suo) File
Managing Project Loading in a Solution
Extending Solution Explorer

Visual Studio SDK Source Control

Getting Started with Source Control VSPackages
Source Control VSPackage Features
Source Control VSPackage Design Elements
Basic Source Control Provider
Source Code Control Provider

Custom Wizards

Wizard Interface (IDTWizard)
Context Parameters
Custom Parameters

Visual Studio Debugger Extensibility

Getting Started with Debugger Extensibility
Reference (Visual Studio Debugging APIs)
Expression Evaluator
Visual Studio Debug Engine
Additional Debugger Samples
Visual Studio Debug Engine Sample

Editor

Getting Started with Editor Extensions
Editor Samples
Extending the Editor

Visual Studio SDK User Interfaces

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 User Interface Guidelines
Toolbox (Visual Studio SDK)
Menus and Toolbars
Tool Windows

Visual Studio SDK Toolbox and Controls

Managing the Toolbox
How to: Support Toolbox Drag-and-Drop Functionality
How to: Provide Custom Toolbox Items By Using Interop Assemblies
Walkthrough: Creating a WPF Toolbox Control
Walkthrough: Creating a Windows Forms Toolbox Control

Visual Studio SDK Menus and Toolbars

How to: Create Toolbars for Tool Windows
Introduction to Menu and Toolbar Commands
Create Menus, SubMenus, and Shortcut Menus
Adding a Menu to the Visual Studio Menu Bar (C#)
Adding a Submenu to a Menu (C#)

Visual Studio SDK Tool and Document Windows

Tool Window Essentials
Registering Tool Windows
Document Windows Overview
Open a Tool Window Programmatically
Putting a User Control in a Tool Window

Help Content and Integration

Document!X (Innovasys)
Doc-To-Help (ComponentOne)
Sandcastle (Microsoft)
HelpViewerKeywordIndex
Help Viewer Power Tool (Beta)
H3Viewer – Help Viewer for VS 2010

Visualization and Modeling SDK

Visualization and Modeling SDK – Domain-Specific Languages
Getting started with Domain-Specific Languages
How to Define a Domain-Specific Language
Customizing and Extending a Domain-Specific Language
What’s new in Visualization and Modeling SDK
Extending UML Models and Diagrams of Visual Studio Ultimate

Visual Studio Shell-based Applications

Creating a Shell Instance
Deploying a Shell Instance
Visual Studio Shell (Integrated Mode) Setup Guide
Features in the Visual Studio Shell (Integrated Mode)
Features in the Visual Studio Shell (Isolated Mode)
Extending the Isolated Shell

Additional Resources

	Visual Studio 2010 SDK
	SDK Product Documentation
	Video: An Introduction to Visual Studio 2010 Extensibility
	Video: The History of Visual Studio Extensibility