Getting Started Add-in Express™ 2009 for Microsoft® Office and .NET Add-in Express .NET Add-in Express™ 2009 for Microsoft® Office and .NET Revised on 10-Jul-09 Copyright © Add-in Express Ltd. All rights reserved. Add-in Express, ADX Extensions, ADX Toolbar Controls, Afalina, AfalinaSoft and Afalina Software are trademarks or registered trademarks of Add-in Express Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, Outlook, and the Office logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Borland and the Delphi logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Borland Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ADD-IN EXPRESS LTD. MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, ADD-IN EXPRESS LTD. MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE, DATABASE OR DOCUMENTATION WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR OTHER RIGHTS. page 2 Table of Contents Add-in Express .NET Table of Contents Add-in Express™ 2009 for Microsoft® Office and .NET .................................................... 2 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 9 Why Add-in Express? ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Add-in Express and Office Extensions ................................................................................................................. 10 Add-in Express Products ....................................................................................................................................... 11 System Requirements ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Supported IDEs ....................................................................................................................................................... 12 Visual Studio 2003 Editions .................................................................................................................................. 12 Visual Studio 2005 Editions .................................................................................................................................. 12 Visual Studio 2008 Editions .................................................................................................................................. 12 Supported Languages ............................................................................................................................................ 12 Host Applications .................................................................................................................................................... 13 COM Add-ins ........................................................................................................................................................ 13 Real-Time Data Servers ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Smart Tags ........................................................................................................................................................... 14 Excel Automation Add-ins ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Excel XLL Add-ins ................................................................................................................................................ 14 Technical Support .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Installing and Activating .................................................................................................................................... 16 Activation Basics .................................................................................................................................................... 16 Setup Package Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 17 Getting Started .................................................................................................................... 18 Creating Add-in Express Projects .................................................................................................................... 19 New Project dialog .................................................................................................................................................. 19 Add New Item dialog ............................................................................................................................................... 20 COM Add-ins ........................................................................................................................................................... 21 Advanced Form Regions in Outlook 2000-2007 ................................................................................................... 22 Advanced Custom Task Panes in Excel 2000-2007 ............................................................................................. 22 Advanced Custom Task Panes in Word 2000-2007 ............................................................................................. 23 Advanced Custom Task Panes in PowerPoint 2000-2007 ................................................................................... 23 COM Add-ins and ClickOnce Deployment ............................................................................................................ 24 Excel RTD Servers .................................................................................................................................................. 24 Smart Tags ............................................................................................................................................................... 25 Excel Automation Add-ins ...................................................................................................................................... 25 Excel XLL Add-ins ................................................................................................................................................... 26 Excel Workbooks .................................................................................................................................................... 26 Word Documents .................................................................................................................................................... 27 Add-in Express Components ............................................................................................................................ 28 How to Add an Add-in Express Component to an Add-in Express Designer .................................................... 28 Office 2007 Ribbon Components ........................................................................................................................... 28 Custom Task Panes in Office 2000-2007 ............................................................................................................... 29 Office 2007 Custom Task Panes ............................................................................................................................ 29 Command Bars: Toolbars, Menus, and Context Menus ...................................................................................... 29 Toolbar ................................................................................................................................................................. 30 Main Menu ............................................................................................................................................................ 31 Context Menu ....................................................................................................................................................... 32 page 3 Table of Contents Add-in Express .NET Outlook Toolbars and Main Menus ....................................................................................................................... 32 Connecting to Existing Command Bars ................................................................................................................ 33 Command Bar Controls .......................................................................................................................................... 33 Command Bar Control Properties and Events ...................................................................................................... 34 Command Bar Control Types ............................................................................................................................... 34 Using Existing Command Bar Controls ................................................................................................................. 34 Built-in Control Connector 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