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C# Tutorial Overview [Office 2003 SDK Documentation]

This tutorial shows you how to create a very simple smart document, called SimpleSample, using C#. If you haven't done so already, you should create your supporting files before starting. After you have all of your supporting files ready, you can proceed to the following sections to create your first smart document:

  1. Step 1: Set up the SimpleSample document.
  2. Step 2: Set up the C# project.
  3. Step 3: Create the smart document DLL.
  4. Step 4: Compile the SimpleSample DLL.
  5. Step 5: Create the SimpleSample XML expansion pack manifest file.
  6. Step 6: Test the SimpleSample smart document.
  7. Step 7: Deploy the SimpleSample smart document.

Additional smart document controls

The above steps show you the basics for creating a smart document that uses the text box control.  The following sections use the SimpleSample smart document that you created with the above steps to show how to insert additional controls into your smart document:

Note  If you downloaded and installed the Microsoft Office 2003 Smart Document Software Development Kit (SDK) to the default location, you will find the source files and a working smart document on your local computer at C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2003 Developer Resources\Microsoft Office 2003 Smart Document SDK\Samples\SimpleSampleCS.