User Interface Reference (Visual Studio Tools for Office)

The following user interface elements are part of Visual Studio Tools for Office projects.

In This Section

• Publish Page, Project Designer (2003 System)
  Describes the property page that is used to configure properties for deploying an Office 2003 solution.

• Publish Page, Project Designer (2007 System)
  Describes the property page that is used to configure properties for deploying an Office 2007 solution.

• Publish Wizard (2003 System)
  Describes the wizard that is used to specify the location to which an Office 2003 solution will be published.

• Publish Wizard (2007 System)
  Describes the wizard that is used to copy the solution files to a specified location, create the manifest files, and create a Setup program for an Office 2007 solution.

• Microsoft Office Word Keyboard, Microsoft Office Keyboard Settings, Options Dialog Box
  Describes the options for determining whether Word or Visual Studio responds to shortcut key combinations.

• Microsoft Office Excel Keyboard, Microsoft Office Keyboard Settings, Options Dialog Box
  Describes the options for determining whether Excel or Visual Studio responds to shortcut key combinations.

• Project Upgrade, Options Dialog Box
  Describes options for upgrading Office solutions.

• Word Designer
  Explains the Word UI, the document, and the code file in Visual Studio.

• Excel Designer
  Explains the Excel UI, the workbook, and the code file in Visual Studio.

• Create Bookmark Control Dialog Box
  Describes the dialog box that appears when you drag a Bookmark control from the Toolbox onto a Word document in Visual Studio.

• Word Document Node
  Describes the document node in Solution Explorer.

• Word Template Node
  Describes the template node in Solution Explorer.

• Excel Workbook Node
  Describes the workbook node in Solution Explorer.

• Excel Template Node
  Describes the template node in Solution Explorer.

• <Host Item>.designer.vb/.cs
  Describes the hidden file that contains Visual Basic or C# code to describe the programmable objects in the Office document.

• <Host Item>.designer.xml
  Describes the hidden file that contains an XML blueprint to describe the programmable objects in the Office document.

• <Document Name>.designer.vb/.cs
  Describes the hidden file that contains Visual Basic or C# code to support controls that are not part of the standard Visual Studio collection, such as third-party controls.

• <Document Name>.designer.xml
  Describes the hidden file that contains Visual Basic or C# code to support controls that are not part of the standard Visual Studio collection, such as third-party controls.

Related Sections

• General Reference (Visual Studio Tools for Office)
  Provides links to detailed information about the Visual Studio Tools for Office user interface, manifests, and other objects.

• Office Documents in the Visual Studio Environment Overview
  Describes how Visual Studio Tools for Office projects look in the Visual Studio integrated development environment.

• .NET Framework General Reference
  Contains reference documentation that pertains to programming with the .NET Framework. Specific reference areas include languages and compilers, reference materials for specific technologies, descriptions of the tools included with the .NET Framework, and a glossary of terms.