VSTO 3.0 for Office 2007
Programming
Get to grips with programming Office 2007 using
Visual Studio Tools for Office
Vivek Thangaswamy
BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI
VSTO 3.0 for Office 2007 Programming
Copyright © 2009 Packt Publishing
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written
permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in
critical articles or reviews.
Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of
the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold
without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the author, Packt Publishing,
nor its dealers or distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to
be caused directly or indirectly by this book.
Packt Publishing has endeavored to provide trademark information about all of the
companies and products mentioned in this book by the appropriate use of capitals.
However, Packt Publishing cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information.
First published: March 2009
Production Reference: 1040309
Published by Packt Publishing Ltd.
32 Lincoln Road
Olton
Birmingham, B27 6PA, UK.
ISBN 978-1-847197-52-8
www.packtpub.com
Cover Image by Parag Kadam (paragvkadam@gmail.com)
Credits
Author
Vivek Thangaswamy
Reviewers
Helmut Obertanner
Maarten van Stam
N Satheesh Kumar
Senior Acquisition Editor
Douglas Paterson
Development Editor
Dilip Venkatesh
Technical Editor
Rakesh Shejwal
Copy Editor
Sumathi Sridhar
Indexer
Monica Ajmera
Production Editorial
Manager
Abhijeet Deobhakta
Editorial Team Leader
Akshara Aware
Project Team Leader
Lata Basantani
Project Coordinator
Joel Goveya
Proofreader
Dirk Manuel
Production Coordinator
Shantanu Zagde
Cover Work
Shantanu Zagde
About the Author
Vivek Thangaswamy is a software solutions developer and technical writer,
living and working in the enjoyable surroundings of Chennai city in India. Although
his range of technical competence stretches across various platforms and lines
of businesses, his specialization is in the area of Microsoft enterprise application
architectures and Microsoft server based product integration. Vivek is working
with Microsoft technologies such as .NET, SharePoint, BizTalk, VSTO, and MS
Performance Point Server for one of the world’s largest Software Services companies.
He holds several Microsoft certications and Microsoft MVP awards. He holds a
bachelors degree in Information Technology, and is currently pursuing his Masters
in Business Administration (Finance). Vivek loves to spend time with his friends,
and writing poems in his mother tongue.
To my brother, Arun Thangaswamy, who shaped me for the future
and always brings out the best in me.
To my mother and father, who taught me to think, and gave me the
courage to dream bigger.
To all of my friends, who bring joy to my life.
