Provides links to information on installing Visual Studio Tools for Office, how to begin creating solutions, and what has changed since the earlier version.

Provides links to information on how Visual Studio Tools for Office solutions work, including information on the custom document properties, the data model, and the Runtime Storage Control.

Contains links to information about the upgrade process, the changes you must make in the upgraded project, and considerations for side-by-side installations of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Provides links to information about creating Word and Excel solutions and the role of assemblies in your solution.

Provides links to information about using managed code with Word and Excel solutions, including customizing the Office user interface, using controls on Office documents, and using actions panes.

Provides links to information about automating Word and Excel using managed code.

Contains links to topics that explain how data works in Office solutions, including information about schema-oriented programming, data caching, and server-side data access.

Lists topics that explain the few differences that exist between building and debugging Visual Studio Tools for Office projects and other types of projects in Visual Studio, such as Windows Forms.

Provides links to topics that contain tips for solving common problems that you might encounter when creating Office solutions using Visual Studio Tools for Office.

Contains topics that explain how Visual Studio Tools for Office solutions incorporate the security features available with the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Provides links to information about how to make a Word document or Excel workbook available to your users as well as the major issues to consider when choosing a deployment method and setting security.

Lists topics that provide information about automation and extensibility in Visual Studio Tools for Office projects, which can be used for automating tasks in the integrated development environment and extending project types and project items.

Provides links to sample applications and topics that give step-by-step instructions about performing common tasks.

Provides links to detailed information on the Visual Studio Tools for Office class libraries, user interface, manifests, and other objects.