Add-in Express 2007 for VSTO is a great time-saver in the VSTO-based development for Office 2003 and 2007. It allows creating Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, InfoPath and Visio add-ins, Excel workbooks and Word documents in VSTO 2005 (SE). Add-in Express for VSTO is completely based on the .NET framework and integrated into Visual Studio. Add-in Express enables developers to quickly start new projects using the following components:

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Ribbon Tab component with a handy visual designer
Quick Access Toolbar component
Office Menu component with a handy treeview-like editor
RibbonCommand component
CommandBar component with a visual designer
Outlook Explorer CommandBar component with a visual designer
Outlook Inspector CommandBar component with a visual designer
Full set of CommandBar controls
Built-In Controls Connector component
Keyboard Shortcut component
Outlook Bar Shortcuts Manager component
Outlook Options Page component
Outlook event classes
Action Panes (Task Panes in Office 2007) Manager component
All Add-in Express components are not just simple wrappers over Office objects; they are developed and tested on each Office application, for each Office version and update starting from Office 2000. Add-in Express sets VSTO developers free of Office internals and unaccountable differences in Office applications. You focus on your work rather than on comprehending the Microsoft Office Object Model. Don't write anything already written!

Add-in Express 2007 supports creating Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio and InfoPath add-ins in VSTO 2005 SE as well as Outlook 2003 add-ins, Excel 2003 workbooks, and Word 2003 documents in VSTO 2005. See requirements for more details.

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