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Microsoft Access Services for Microsoft Access 2010

February 15, 2010 by Staff · Leave a Comment 

Improve the Reach and Manageability of Microsoft Access 2010 Database Applications with Microsoft Access Services

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Add a Custom Task Pane to Project 2010 (Norm Estabrook)

February 2, 2010 by Staff · Leave a Comment 

Good news! Project 2010 supports custom task panes! Bad News! Getting one to appear in a Project 2010 is not so obvious. Good News! It’s a lot easier than I make it sound. In this post, I’ll show you how to add a custom task pane to Project 2010 by using a Project 2010 or Project 2007 project template in Visual Studio.

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Word Automation Services: How it Works

January 18, 2010 by Staff · Leave a Comment 

In my first two posts in the series on Word Automation Services, I talked about what it is and what it does – in this post, I wanted to drill in on how the service works from an architectural standpoint, and what that means for solutions built on top of it. Word Power on the Server The most important component of Word Automation Services is getting a core engine with 100% fidelity to desktop Word running on the server – accordingly, much of our effort was focused on this task.

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Dashboard graphics in forms and reports

January 8, 2010 by Staff · Leave a Comment 

Mike Alexander, Excel MVP recently sent us a pointer to a blog post with some cool ideas to spice up your application with data visualizations . Here is a quick sample: Mike didn’t mention attachments in his post but the attachment control works really well for storing images

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SharePoint 2010 End-User Training

January 7, 2010 by Staff · Leave a Comment 

Point8020 has released free SharePoint 2010 end user training that you can access from http://www.point8020.com/SharePointEndUserTraining.aspx .

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Manage large groups of controls by using the Tag property

January 5, 2010 by Staff · Leave a Comment 

Today’s guest blogger is Access MVP Garry Robinson, who offers the Smart Access collection of articles at http://www.vb123.com/kb . In Smart Access Answers , Doug Steele was asked “What if I have a number of different controls–say, text boxes, labels, and check boxes and I want to make them invisible or visible when a form is being used?

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Announcing the Release of the December 2009 CTP for the Open XML SDK

December 14, 2009 by Staff · Leave a Comment 

I’m really happy to announce the 4 th CTP for the Open XML SDK 2.0 for Microsoft Office ! There were four major improvements we made to the SDK: Full support for the Office 2010 Open XML formats Office 2010 schema and semantic level validation General improvements based on a recent Open XML SDK usability study Open XML SDK tools improvement Full Support for the Office 2010 Open XML Formats With the latest CTP you are able to create, edit, and consume Office generated Open XML formats for either Office 2007 or Office 2010.

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Helpful Content Links for Getting Started with Office Development

December 7, 2009 by Staff · Leave a Comment 

I’m often asked for helpful content links for content around VBA, Microsoft Office Backstage view, and Ribbon. Here’s a collection: VBA Video Title URL Visual Basic for Applications Overview http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/isv/bb190543.aspx Getting Started with VBA in Office 2010 http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9698470 Getting Started with VBA in Excel 2010 http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9698471 Getting Started with VBA in Outlook 2010 http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9698472 Getting Started with VBA in PowerPoint 2010 http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9698473 More Articles http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Search/en-US/?Query=Office+Visual+Basic+for+Applications+development User Scenarios Title URL Office Business Application for Sales Proposal Document Management http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc185135.aspx Northwind Office Business Application http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/OBANorthwind FabriKam, a Microsoft Office System Solutions Learning Platform http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa20305829.aspx Creating an Organization Chart using a List of Employees http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa14020329.aspx More Articles http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/aa905352.aspx Basic Solution Ingredients Title URL Microsoft Office/Visual Basic Programmer’s Guide http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa14139329.aspx Advanced Microsoft Office Documents Inside Out: VBA Primer http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd721892.aspx Developing Office Applications Using VBA http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa14098029.aspx Taking the Office System Further with VBA and Open XML Formats http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd547378.aspx More Articles http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Search/en-US/?Query=Office+Visual+Basic+for+Applications Enabling the Tools Title URL Microsoft Office Excel Programming Inside Out: Chapter 20: Creating Advanced User Forms http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa19253829.aspx Creating Word Templates Programmatically http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb266219.aspx XML and Microsoft Office Excel: Creating an Expense Report Template http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa20371729.aspx More Articles http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Search/en-US?query=Office20Basic20Applications22user22%20controls&ac=8 Understand How to Make the Application Do Things through Code Title URL Developers Guide to the Excel Application Object http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb978780.aspx Developers Guide to the Excel 2007 Range Object http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb978779.aspx Super-Easy Guide to the Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Object Model http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa20371429.aspx How Do I… in Excel http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb257110.aspx More Articles http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Search/en-US?query=Visual20for2020object22&ac=8 Add Code Title URL Using VBA to Access Document Content in the 2007 Office System http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd630624.aspx Take Control of Microsoft Word Through Events http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa14027929.aspx Ten Tips for Microsoft Office VBA Library Development http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa16401929.aspx Extending Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with a Single Line of VBA Code http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd535470.aspx Programming Concepts: Custom Classes and Objects http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa14095429.aspx More Articles http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Search/en-US?query=Office20Basic20Applications20sample&ac=8 Backstage View Video Title URL Extending the Office 2010 Backstage View and Other UI http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ee722027.aspx Customizing the Backstage view and Ribbon UI in Office 2010 http://blogs.msdn.com/johnrdurant/archive/2009/10/27/customizing-the-backstage-view-and-ribbon-ui-in-office-2010.aspx Adding Event Code to Microsoft Office Backstage View Customizations http://blogs.msdn.com/johnrdurant/archive/2009/10/28/adding-event-code-to-microsoft-office-backstage-view-customizations.aspx More Articles http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Search/en-US/?Refinement=68&Query=Backstage&ir=1 Extensibility Level Title URL Architecture of Document-Level Customizations http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zcfbd2sk.aspx Architecture of Application-Level Add-Ins http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb386298.aspx VSTO: Creating Your First Application-Level Add-in for Word http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc442946.aspx Developing Add-ins (XLLs) in Excel http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa730920.aspx More Articles http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Search/en-US?query=Office20application20add-in&ac=8 Ribbon Video Title URL Developer Overview of the User Interface for Microsoft Office System http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338198.aspx Customizing the Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338198.aspx Automating a Word Document Using Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Office System SE Ribbon Support http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb426919.aspx More Articles http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Search/en-US/?Query=office+ribbon+fluent+ui+overview User Scenarios Title URL Extend The Office System With Your Own Ribbon Tabs and Controls http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163469.aspx RibbonGadgets Sample: Ribbon Gadgets Application http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb982410.aspx Outlook Sample: Ribbon Extensibility Add-In http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=11ab93bf-48dc-4f73-8f6b-62b4482a92bc&displaylang=en More Articles http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/aa905352.aspx Basic Ingredients Title URL Ribbon Overview http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb38609729.aspx Ribbon Extensibility Overview http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa94286629.aspx Automation an Application from Controls on the Ribbon http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa94295529.aspx More Articles http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Search/en-US/?Query=office+ribbon+fluent+ui Define the User Interface Using XML Markup Title URL Adding Custom Dyanmic Menus to the Office Fluent User Interface http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb462634.aspx Hiding Groups on the Office Fluent Ribbon Using a Toggle Button http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb545350.aspx Programmatically Customizing the Office Fluent User Interface http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb335359.aspx Extend The Office 2007 Office System With Your Own Ribbon Tabs And Controls http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163469.aspx Adding Custom Buttons to the 2007 Office Fluent User Interface http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb410115.aspx More Articles http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Search/en-US/?Query=office+ribbon+fluent+ui+designer Add Code Title URL Customizing the Office Fluent User Interface with Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Second Edition http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb410108.aspx Customizing the Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338202.aspx Customizing the Ribbon in Outlook http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb226712.aspx More Articles http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Search/en-US/?Query=office+ribbon+fluent+ui+code+sample Extensibility Level Title URL Architecture of Document-Level Customizations http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zcfbd2sk.aspx Architecture of Application-Level Add-Ins http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb386298.aspx VSTO: Creating Your First Application-Level Add-in for Word http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc442946.aspx Developing Add-ins (XLLs) in Excel http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa730920.aspx More Articles http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Search/en-US?query=Office20application20add-in&ac=8 MSDN Developer Resources Title URL Office Developer Resources http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9698691 Word Developer Center http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/aa905482.aspx Excel Developer Center http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/aa905411.aspx Outlook Developer Center http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/aa905455.aspx MSDN Office Development Library http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb726434.aspx Product and Solutions Information Title URL Office Online http://www.microsoft.com/office Office Business Applications Center http://www.obacentral.com Excel Developer Center http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/aa905411.aspx Outlook Developer Center http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/aa905455.aspx MSDN Office Development Library http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb726434.aspx

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Publish to SharePoint (part 2)

December 1, 2009 by Staff · Leave a Comment 

Today’s guest writer is Ric Lewis—the PM in charge of publishing to SharePoint. In our last post about publish, we covered the basics of how to publish your Access database to a SharePoint server. In this post, we’ll look at how to troubleshoot publish issues and maintain your published database.

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Publish to SharePoint (part 1)

November 23, 2009 by Staff · Leave a Comment 

Today’s guest writer is Ric Lewis—the PM in charge of publishing to SharePoint. A common question in the Access community is “how do I get my app on the web?” Here is the most recent example : My wife and I have just started our own Recruitment business and I started an Access DB to basically be a contact manager and to track our jobs, candidates, clients and placements we make. I got to a certain point and realized I was out of my depth, so I enlisted the help of an Access Developer to finish it off.

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