General Reference (Visual Studio Tools for Office)

This section contains technical details for using Visual Studio Tools for Office.

In This Section

• Office Primary Interop Assemblies
  Lists the primary interop assemblies that are available to install with Microsoft Office and provides a brief description of each.

• Office Project Templates
  Provides information about the project templates that are included with Visual Studio Tools for Office.

• Application Manifests for Office Solutions (2003 System)
  Describes how application manifests are used in Visual Studio Tools for Office solutions for Microsoft Office 2003.

• Deployment Manifests for Office Solutions (2003 System)
  Describes how deployment manifests are used in Visual Studio Tools for Office solutions for Microsoft Office 2003.

• Application Manifests for Office Solutions (2007 System)
  Describes how application manifests are used in Visual Studio Tools for Office solutions for the 2007 Microsoft Office system.

• Deployment Manifests for Office Solutions (2007 System)
  Describes how deployment manifests are used in Visual Studio Tools for Office solutions for the 2007 Microsoft Office system.

• User Interface Reference (Visual Studio Tools for Office)
  Lists topics that explain the options that appear on various dialog boxes, windows, and other user interfaces.

• Error Messages (Visual Studio Tools for Office)
  Lists topics that explain the Visual Studio Tools for Office error messages.

Related Sections

• Getting Started (Visual Studio Tools for Office)
  Provides links to information about setup, project templates, Office primary interop assemblies, and what is new in Office development.

• Samples and Walkthroughs (Office Development)
  Describes the code samples and step-by-step walkthroughs included with Visual Studio Tools for Office, which can help you learn and experiment with the syntax, structure, and techniques used to build Office solutions.

• Creating Office Solutions in Visual Studio
  Provides links to information about how to get started creating projects using Visual Studio Tools for Office.