Any programmer working with text files today needs a way to deal with Microsoft® Word documents and their underlying Rich Text Format. RTF is notoriously difficult to work with, and our handy quick reference is the only book available on what many developers call "this maddeningly unstructured format." Small and easy to use on the job, RTF Pocket Guide focuses on the "workhorse" codes that programmers can't do without, including text style codes, paragraph formatting codes, and page formatting codes -- all with many examples of real use....

Get the comprehensive reference for extending Microsoft Office Outlook 2007. Many knowledge workers rely on Office Outlook to help them structure their days managing e-mail messages, calendars, contacts, and tasks. Now, with new extensibility features in Office Outlook 2007, developers can create add-ins that allow data from other tools and applications to be hosted within Outlook 2007. By gathering more information together in one application and one so familiar users can experience increased levels of productivity. This complete guide shows developers how to exploit the new features in...

Get practical guidance for creating custom applications by using the capabilities of the Microsoft Office platform. This hands-on reference illustrates how to use Microsoft Visual Studio�® Tools for Office and the Microsoft Office system to create Office Business Applications an emerging breed of application that bridges the gap between line of business (LOB) systems and end-user productivity tools. OBAs allow users to increase productivity by providing a seamless and integrated end-to-end user experience from their desktop to data in enterprise resource planning, customer...

Get the straightforward information you need to use Excel Services to add Microsoft Office Excel functionality to your Microsoft Windows--based, Web-based, and smart-client applications. This practical guide covers the essentials for adding Office Excel spreadsheets and workbooks to your dashboards and portals running on Microsoft Office SharePoint- Server 2007. Armed with your experience in developing applications using the Microsoft .NET Framework, you'll discover how to enable users to share and reuse data--without regard to platform dependence. You will compare and contrast multiple...