Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word Namespace

The Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word namespace contains types that extend and support the Microsoft Office Word object model in projects created by using the Office development tools in Visual Studio. For more information about these projects, see Office Project Templates Overview.

Classes

ControlExtensions	Provides extension methods you can use to add Windows Forms controls to a Word document that has been customized by using the Office development tools in Visual Studio.
DocumentBase	Provides the base class for the ThisDocument class in document-level projects for Microsoft Office Word.

Interfaces

Action	Represents a smart tag action in a Word document that is customized by using the Office development tools in Visual Studio.
ActionEventArgs	Provides data for the Click and BeforeCaptionShow events. 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.
ApplicationFactory	Provides methods you can use to perform miscellaneous tasks in application-level add-ins, such as extending native Word documents and creating Ribbon controls at run time.
Bookmark	The Bookmark control is a bookmark that has a unique name, exposes events, and can be bound to data.
Bookmark_InformationType
Bookmark_XMLType
BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl	Represents a gallery of document building blocks that users can insert into a document.
ClickEventArgs	Provides data for the BeforeDoubleClick and BeforeRightClick events.
ComboBoxContentControl	Represents a combo box on a document.
ContentControl	Represents a content control a document.
ContentControlAddedEventArgs	Provides data for the Added event of a content control.
ContentControlBase	Provides the base interface for content controls in Word solutions created by using the Office development tools in Visual Studio.
ContentControlContentUpdatingEventArgs	Provides data for the ContentUpdating event of a content control.
ContentControlDeletingEventArgs	Provides data for the Deleting event of a content control.
ContentControlEnteringEventArgs	Provides data for the Entering event.
ContentControlExitingEventArgs	Provides data for the Exiting event of a content control.
ContentControlStoreUpdatingEventArgs	Provides data for the StoreUpdating event of a content control.
ContextChangeEventArgs	Provides data for the Select, Deselect, ContextEnter and ContextLeave events of an XMLNode object and the ContextEnter, ContextLeave, Select, and Deselect events of an XMLNodes object.
ControlCollection	Represents a collection of managed controls on a Word document that has been customized by using the Office development tools in Visual Studio.
ControlSite	Represents a linked or embedded control on a document.
DatePickerContentControl	Represents a date picker control on a document.
Document	Represents a document in Word projects created by using the Office development tools in Visual Studio.
Document_ActiveWritingStyleType
Document_CompatibilityType
DropDownListContentControl	Represents a drop-down list on a document.
Factory	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.
GroupContentControl	Represents a protected region of a document that users cannot edit or delete.
IDocumentExtension	Represents an extension of a Document object.
ISmartTagExtension	Represents an extension of a smart tag in a Word document that is customized by using the Office development tools in Visual Studio. The extension defines a custom recognizer for the smart tag.
MailMergeAfterMergeEventArgs	Provides data for the MailMergeAfterMerge event.
MailMergeWizardStateChangeEventArgs	Provides data for the MailMergeWizardStateChange event.
NodeInsertAndDeleteEventArgs	Provides data for the AfterInsert and BeforeDelete events of an XMLNode control, and for the AfterInsert and BeforeDelete events of an XMLNodes control.
PictureContentControl	Represents a document region that displays an image.
PlainTextContentControl	Represents a block of text in a document.
RichTextContentControl	Represents a block of text or other types of content in a document.
SaveEventArgs	Provides data for the BeforeSave event.
SelectionEventArgs	Provides data for the SelectionChange, Selected, and Deselected events of a Bookmark control.
SmartTag	Represents a smart tag in a Word document that is customized by using the Office development tools in Visual Studio.
SmartTagRecognizeContext	Provides the context of a call to a custom smart tag recognizer.
WindowEventArgs	Provides information for the ActivateEvent, Deactivate, and WindowSize events.
XMLNode	Represents a single XML node on a document that exposes events and that can be bound to data.
XMLNode_ValidationErrorTextType
XMLNode_XMLType
XMLNodes	A collection of XMLNode objects that represent the nodes in the tree view of the XML Structure task pane, which indicates the elements that a user has applied to a document.

Delegates

ActionClickEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the Click event of an Action.
BeforeCaptionShowEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the BeforeCaptionShow event of an Action. 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.
ClickEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the BeforeDoubleClick and BeforeRightClick events of a Document.
ContentControlAddedEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the Added event of a ContentControlBase.
ContentControlContentUpdatingEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the ContentUpdating event of a ContentControlBase.
ContentControlDeletingEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the Deleting event of a ContentControlBase.
ContentControlEnteringEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the Entering event of a ContentControlBase.
ContentControlExitingEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the Exiting event of a ContentControlBase.
ContentControlStoreUpdatingEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the StoreUpdating event of a ContentControlBase.
ContextChangeEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the Select, Deselect, ContextEnter and ContextLeave events of an XMLNode object and the ContextEnter, ContextLeave, Select, and Deselect events of an XMLNodes object.
MailMergeAfterMergeEventHandler	Represents the method that handles the MailMergeAfterMerge event of a Document.
MailMergeWizardStateChangeEventHandler	Represents the method that handles the MailMergeWizardStateChange event of a Document.
NodeInsertAndDeleteEventHandler	Represents the method that handles the AfterInsert and BeforeDelete events of an XMLNode control, and the AfterInsert and BeforeDelete events of an XMLNodes control.
SaveEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the BeforeSave event of a Document.
SelectionEventHandler	Represents the method that handles the SelectionChange, Selected, and Deselected events of a Bookmark control.
WindowEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the ActivateEvent, Deactivate, and WindowSize events.

Remarks

The Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word namespace includes the following main types:

• The DocumentBase class. This is the base class for the ThisDocument class in document-level projects for Word. For more information, see Programming Document-Level Customizations.

• The Document interface. This interface represents an extended document that you can create at run time in application-level add-ins for Word. For more information, see Extending Word Documents and Excel Workbooks in VSTO Add-ins at Run Time.

• Host controls, including Bookmark and content controls such as PlainTextContentControl and ComboBoxContentControl. For information about host controls, see Host Items and Host Controls Overview and Word Host Controls.

• Types that provide smart tag functionality in Word solutions, including Action and SmartTag.

• Various helper types, such as event arguments and delegates.