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Advanced VSTO Programming and Deployment

Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System provides a wealth of new capabilities. Learn how to create a server-based document solution, and discover VSTO''s security and deployment options.

By BJ Holtgrewe
10/01/2005

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Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System provides a wealth of new capabilities that make developing Microsoft Office applications on .NET much more productive than in the past. A key feature in Visual Studio Tools for Office is the ability to program against the data in documents on the server, which enables developers to create Office content on the server in a scalable, robust manner. Learn how to create a server-based document solution, and discover the security and deployment options in Visual Studio Tools for Office.

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