Welcome to the Open XML Format SDK 1.0
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This reference provides strongly-typed part classes to manipulate Open XML documents.
Welcome to the Open XML Format SDK 1.0. The 2007 Microsoft® Office system introduces a new file format that is based on XML called Open XML Formats. Microsoft Office Word 2007, Microsoft Office Excel® 2007, and Microsoft Office PowerPoint® 2007 all use these formats as the default file format. Open XML formats are useful for developers because they are an open standard and are based on well-known technologies: ZIP and XML. Microsoft provides a library for accessing these files as part of the WinFX technologies in the System.IO.Packaging namespace. This SDK is built on top of the System.IO.Packaging API and provides strongly-typed part classes to manipulate Open XML documents.
Publish date of this reference: June 2008 (version 2007)
Downloads This SDK is also available as a download. To download the SDK and the sample code, see 2007 Office System: Open XML Format SDK.
In This Section
About the Open XML Format SDK 1.0
Getting Started with the Open XML Format SDK 1.0
What's New in the Open XML Format SDK 1.0