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How Do I in General Development

Use this topic to find information about how to use Visual Studio to develop applications. In particular, you can learn how to use some of the tools in the integrated development environment (IDE). You can also find introductory information about how to use data. 

  • Web Application Development

  • Client Application Development

  • Office Application Development

  • Mobile Device Application Development

  • Working with Data

  • Application Development Tools

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Web Application Development

Client Application Development

Office Application Development

  • Content Controls Sample
    Learn how to work with a table that contains content controls in the second column, and brief descriptions for each content control in the first column.

  • PowerPoint Deck Generator Sample
    Learn how to create a first draft of a Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 presentation from a Word document, without having to copy and paste information from your Word outline into PowerPoint.

  • Excel Dynamic Controls Sample
    Learn how to how to add and remove Windows Forms controls and host controls.

  • Accessing Data Sample
    Learn how to read data from a data source and display it in a Microsoft Office Excel 2007 worksheet or Microsoft Office Word 2007 document.

  • Outlook Form Region RSS Reader Sample
    Learn how you can use Microsoft Office Outlook form regions to display the full content of articles from an RSS feed.

  • Walkthrough: Inserting Text into a Document from an Actions Pane
    Learn how create an actions pane that contains two controls that enable users to enter text in the actions pane and populate the document with that text.

Mobile Device Application Development

Working with Data

Application Development Tools

Additional How Do I topics

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How Do I in Visual Web Developer Building ASP .NET Web Applications in Visual Studio
How Do I in Visual Web Developer Building ASP .NET Web Applications in Visual Studio
How Do I in Smart Device Development Smart Device Projects

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Concepts

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