Pro Office 2007 Development with VSTO: Professional Guide for Software Developers | Business Application Programming Book by Ty Anderson (2008) - Perfect for Office Automation & Enterprise Solutions

Experienced author Ty Anderson cuts to the chase in explaining how professional Microsoft Office 2007 solution developers get the job done. Ty is a professional Microsoft application developer working each and every day with the VSTO technology, and his real–world experience will teach you exactly what you need to know to excel in your professional development career.Pro Office 2007 Development with VSTO takes you far beyond traditional VBA programming, showing you how to transform Microsoft Office 2007 into a complete enterprise application development platform. By the end of the book, you will be creating your own powerful, customized Office Business Applications (OBAs), using the techniques Ty has taught you throughout. The author demonstrates how to leverage all aspects of the Microsoft Office application platform (covering Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, and InfoPath) so you can create OBAs that increase information worker productivity, unlock business data stored in documents, reduce end–user training costs, increase developer productivity, and reduce IT operations costs.This book takes you beyond the basics of VSTO with expert topics such as automation with the Office Application object models and includes detailed examples throughout.What you’ll learn Understand and leverage Microsoft Office Application object models. Build Microsoft Office application–level add–ins. Create and publish document–level add–ins. Integrate external data into Office applications and documents. Integrate SharePoint data with Office. Buildworkflows. Perform deployments of your solutions and manage delivery of updates. Who is this book for This book is for Professional Microsoft Office application developers (and those aspiring to be so) who are interested in creating enterprise applications on the solid base of Microsoft Office 2007. The complexity of the examples assumes an intermediate–to–advanced level of experience with Microsoft .NET. Proficient VBA developers wishing to take their skills to the next level will also benefit by this book.About the Apress Pro Series The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard–won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.