Developing Microsoft Office Solutions : Answers for Office 2003, Office XP, Office 2000, and Office 97

by Bluttman, Ken

• ISBN13: 9780201738056
• ISBN10: 0201738058
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Summary

Microsoft Office is far and away the leading business productivity suite. There is great demand for custom solutions based upon Office for individual companies or industries. While there are several books on developing solutions based on Excel or Access, there are very few which deal with integrated solutions using multiple pieces of Office. Developing Microsoft Office Solutions starts by explaining the inner workings of Office- the objects, components, VBA, etc. Then it quickly moves into covering the development of real workplace custom applications, starting with user requirements, moving through VB and VBA programming, and finishing with the delivery of the final product. The author calls upon his experience to consider both the technical and the human aspects of development, such as turning the sometimes nebulous user requirements into clear logical steps. Bluttman covers the new XML-related features of Office 2003, and how to program Web services interaction. The book concludes with five case studies drawn from everyday business activities. All VB and VBA programmers will find this an invaluable guide.

Author Biography

Ken Bluttman has been developing custom Office solutions for more than ten years

Table of Contents

Contents	p. ix
Preface	p. xvii
Office Development	p. 1
What's New for Developers in Office 2003	p. 3
Word Solution Development	p. 15
Excel Solution Development	p. 65
Access Solution Development	p. 121
PowerPoint Solution Development	p. 147
Outlook Solution Development	p. 193
Office Technologies	p. 225
Common Microsoft Office Objects	p. 227
Microsoft Forms	p. 251
XML and Office	p. 271
Smart Tags	p. 331
Introduction to InfoPath	p. 355
Case Studies	p. 399
Mail Merge Magic	p. 401
Dynamic Data Delivery	p. 465
Charting XML Data	p. 485
Repurposing XML Content	p. 517
Applying Saved InfoPath Data	p. 553
Resources	p. 567
Index	p. 571
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