Zeyad Rajabi’s Open XML SDK Blog Map

This post will represent the most up-to-date blog map for topics on the Open XML SDK.

Open XML SDK Basics

Topic	Description
Open XML SDK… the Basics	Learn about classes of the SDK and their first class properties. This post is a great introduction to the Open XML SDK.
Traversing in the Open XML DOM	Learn the basic techniques of traversing in the Open XML DOM tree using the Open XML SDK.
Open XML SDK Code Snippets	Learn how to leverage the Open XML SDK code snippets to create rich solutions.
Finding Open XML Errors with Open XML SDK Validation	Learn how to use the Open XML SDK to validate your Open XML files.
Open XML SDK Productivity Tool	Learn how to use the Open XML SDK Productivity Tool. This tool is the easiest way to learn about the Open XML file formats and the Open XML SDK.

Topic	Description
The Easy Way to Assemble Multiple Documents	Learn how to leverage altChunks to easily create a robust document assembly solution in less than a thirty lines of code.
Taking Advantage of Bound Content Controls	Learn how to leverage bound content controls to bind to custom XML.
Pushing Data from a Database into a Word Document	Learn how to build a repeating table within WordprocessingML based on data within a database.
Removing Comments from a Wordprocessing Document Programmatically	Learn how to remove comments from a Word document.
Retrieving Word Content Based on Styles	Learn how to retrieve content in a document based on style information.
Removing Page and Section Breaks from a Word Document	Learn how to remove page and section breaks in a Word document.

Topic	Description
Document Assembly Solution for SpreadsheetML	Learn how to populate a spreadsheet with data from a real SQL database and create a cool looking chart based on that data.
Read Data from SpreadsheetML	Learn how to read data from a spreadsheet and insert it into some data source, like a database.
Writing Semantically Aware LINQ Queries Against Excel Tables	Learn how to write a generic LINQ query that can work against any data source, including an Excel table.
How to Copy a Worksheet within a Workbook	Learn how to copy a worksheet within the same workbook.
Removing Comments from Excel and PowerPoint Files	Learn how to remove comments from an Excel workbook.
Read Large Excel Files using the Open XML SDK	Learn how to use the SAX-like capabilities of the Open XML SDK to read very large Excel files.

Topic	Description
Creating a Presentation Report Based on Data	Learn how to create a rich presentation report based on data from a database.
How to Assemble Multiple PowerPoint Decks	Learn how to merge multiple PowerPoint decks together.
Removing Comments from Excel and PowerPoint Files	Learn how to remove comments from a PowerPoint deck.
Adding Repeating Data to PowerPoint	Learn how to create repeating data within a table on a PowerPoint slide.

Topic	Description
Importing Charts from Spreadsheets to Wordprocessing Documents	Learn how to import a chart from a spreadsheet to a Word document.
Importing a Table from WordprocessingML to SpreadsheetML	Learn how to import a table from a Wordprocessing document into a spreadsheet.
Importing SmartArt from PowerPoint to Word	Learn how to import SmartArt from a PowerPoint deck into a Word document.
Embedding an Open XML File in another Open XML File	Learn how to embed Open XML files within other Open XML documents.
Embedding Any File Type, Like PDF, in an Open XML File	Learn how to embed any file within Open XML documents.
The Open XML SDK and Fluent UI Extensibility	Learn how to add custom UI to a set of documents within a directory.
Document Assembly: Merging Excel, PowerPoint, and Word Content Together	Learn how to take multiple Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents and merge them all together to form a final Word document.

Topic	Description
Extending the Reach of Excel Services with the Open XML SDK	Learn how to extend the reach of Excel Services and hosted charts to gather data from within a library of Word documents.
Leveraging the Power of Word Automation Services and the Open XML SDK	Learn how to use Word Automation Services to update a table of contents of several documents have been merged with the Open XML SDK
Open XML SDK + Office Services: Better Together	Learn how to leverage all three components, the SDK and the two Office services, to create a very cool mash up document assembly solution

Year + Conference + Session	Presentation
2008 PDC - Open XML Format SDK: Developing Open XML Solutions
2009 SPC – Deep Dive Open XML and Open XML SDK
2009 PDC – Open XML SDK + Office Services

Zeyad Rajabi

Anonymous
April 06, 2010
Wow!!! Thanks for pulling all together.
Anonymous
April 08, 2010
Do you know of a good book on how to export ppt, manipulate them, and import them back in? P.S. Your videos rock.
Anonymous
April 18, 2010
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Anonymous
April 21, 2010
Thanks guys. @David – I don’t have a particular book in mind, but if I do come across one I will let you guys know. @PrinceGoyal – I would recommend asking your question on Doug’s blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/dmahugh/.
Anonymous
April 22, 2010
Hi Zeyad Thanks for your reply.
Anonymous
May 05, 2010
I'd like to add another link to the Word map : how to convert Html to OpenXml. See http://notesfor.net/post/2010/03/05/Html-to-OpenXml-converter.aspx Thank you!