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Factory Interface

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Definition

Namespace:
Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word
Assemblies:
Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.dll, Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.v4.0.Utilities.dll

Provides methods you can use to add perform miscellaneous tasks in a document-level customization, such as creating Ribbon controls at run time and adding smart tags to documents.

public interface class Factory
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.Guid("DC85BAC7-611E-4138-AC2E-6DD213400575")]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.InterfaceType(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
public interface Factory
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.Guid("DC85BAC7-611E-4138-AC2E-6DD213400575")>]
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.InterfaceType(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)>]
type Factory = interface
Public Interface Factory
Attributes
GuidAttribute InterfaceTypeAttribute

Remarks

To get a Factory object, use the Globals.Factory property in your project. For more information, see Global Access to Objects in Office Projects.

Note

This interface is implemented by the Visual Studio Tools for Office runtime. It is not intended to be implemented in your code. For more information, see Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime Overview.

Methods

CreateAction(String)

Creates a Action object that represents an action for a smart tag. This type or member is intended to be used only in projects for the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Smart tags are deprecated in Office 2010..
CreateSmartTag(String, String, ISmartTagExtension)

Creates a SmartTag object that represents a smart tag on a document. This type or member is intended to be used only in projects for the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Smart tags are deprecated in Office 2010..
GetRibbonFactory()

Returns an object that you can use to create Ribbon controls at run time.
GetVstoObject(_Document)

Returns a Document host item that extends the functionality of the specified native document object.
HasVstoObject(_Document)

Returns a value that indicates whether a Document host item exists for the specified Word document object.

Applies to