Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) Training Course
Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) is a suite of development tools that empowers developers to leverage Visual Studio and the .NET Framework for building customized solutions within Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Visio. With VSTO, developers can interact with and modify the Office object model, incorporate Windows Forms controls and .NET components into Office documents, design custom ribbons and task panes, and seamlessly integrate Office apps with web services and databases.
This instructor-led live training (available online or onsite) is designed for beginner to intermediate-level developers looking to utilize VSTO for creating tailored Microsoft Office solutions.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be capable of:
- Developing add-ins and document-level customizations for Office applications.
- Accessing and manipulating the Office object model along with its associated events.
- Designing custom ribbons, task panes, and dialogs for Office applications.
- Utilizing Windows Forms controls and .NET components within Office documents.
- Integrating Office applications with web services and databases.
- Deploying and securing Office solutions.
Course Format
- Interactive lectures and discussions.
- Extensive exercises and practice opportunities.
- Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.
Course Customization Options
- To request a customized training session for this course, please contact us to make arrangements.
Course Outline
- Discussion of issues related to MS Office versions
- Comparison of VSTO to Visual Basic for Application (VBA)
- Overview of VSTO architecture
- Guidelines for working with data contained in workbooks
- Data formatting techniques
- Utilizing custom functions (written in .NET) within created formulas
- Responding to MS Excel events
- Application development practices
- Using external data as a data source
- Discussion of error handling rules
- Embedding MS Office applications within personal .NET applications
- Overview of principles and security policies for MS Office, VSTO, and the .NET platform
Requirements
- A solid understanding of object-oriented programming and the .NET Framework
- Experience using Microsoft Office applications and Visual Studio
- Programming proficiency in C# or Visual Basic
Audience
- Developers
- Office users
Open Training Courses require 5+ participants.
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