Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office system (version 3.0) can help you extend applications in Microsoft Office 2003 and the 2007 Microsoft Office system by using Visual Basic and Visual C#. The tools include Visual Studio projects to help you start to create an Office Business Application (OBA).
For the latest information about Visual Studio Tools for Office and Office development, see the following development centers on MSDN:
The Visual Studio Tools for Office Developer Portal contains links to product information, code samples, videos, and community resources about using Visual Studio to customize Office applications as part of your solutions.
The Microsoft Office Developer Center contains links to technical articles, code samples, downloads, community information, support, and other documentation about Office customizations and OBAs.
Provides links to information about how to install Visual Studio Tools for Office, how to begin creating solutions, and what has changed since the earlier version.
Provides links to information about the upgrade process for projects created by using earlier versions of Visual Studio Tools for Office and considerations for side-by-side installations of the .NET Framework.
Provides links to information about how Visual Studio Tools for Office solutions work, including information about document-level customizations and application-level add-ins.
Provides links to information about how to use managed code with Microsoft Office solutions, including customizing the Microsoft Office user interface, working with data, and troubleshooting.
Provides links to information about the differences between building and debugging Visual Studio Tools for Office projects and other types of projects in Visual Studio.
Provides links to information about how Visual Studio Tools for Office solutions incorporate the security features available with Microsoft Office and the .NET Framework.
Provides links to information about how to make Microsoft Office solutions available to your users, and the major issues to consider when you choose a deployment method and set security.
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