The 2007 Microsoft Office System: Developer Model for the New User Interface Andy Cheung ISV Developer Evangelist Microsoft Hong Kong

Agenda RibbonX Managed Preview Handler Custom SmartArt Graphics

Ribbon Extensibility - “RibbonX” Developers can modify the Ribbon For example: remove tabs, add a tab, add a group Custom Group Custom Tab

Existing Solutions Custom Menu Custom Buttons on Formatting Toolbar Custom Toolbars

Mapping Existing Solutions If your code added a… it appears in… Control to a built-in menu the 'Menu Commands' group Control to a built-in toolbar the 'Toolbar Commands' group Custom toolbar the ‘Custom Toolbars’ group … on the Add-Ins Tab

Before the 2007 Office System Hard to build well-behaved add-ins Hard to reference built-in controls, images Hard to localize Nearly impossible to make add-in customizable by end users Easy to have add-in conflicts Result: UI deteriorates over time

RibbonX… Is a consistent, XML-based developer model for Microsoft Office UI Produces well-behaved solutions by default Exposes new control types Targets specific developer scenarios

RibbonX Controls EditBoxesDialogBoxLaunchersDropDownsComboBoxesGalleries Only five controls in Microsoft Office 2003: msoControlButton, msoControlEdit, msoControlPopup, msoControlComboBox, msoControlDropdown

RibbonX Markup Declarative XML Easy to understand, localize, generate Separates UI from your business logic Gets applied to UI at add-in or document load <button id=“hw” label=“Hello World!” onAction=“myHelloFunc” /> </group></tab>

Doc.Level App.Level RibbonX Solution Space Installed at app-level, UI always visible Write a VSTO app-level solution Word Global Template Excel Add-in (.xlam) PPT Add-in (.ppam) Installed at app-level, displays UI based on doc properties Write a VSTO v3 doc-based solution Word, Excel, PowerPoint document Access Database COMVBAVSTO

Features Targeting Developers StartFromScratch Global repurposing Referencing built-in controls and images

Design Guidelines UI Region Contains… File Menu Commands external to document Main Tabs Commands that modify document content Contextual Tabs Commands specific to built-in objects Programmable Task Panes Typically display data relevant to current document

Resources Create Custom SmartArt Graphics For Use In The 2007 Office System Extend The 2007 Office System With Your Own Ribbon Tabs And Controls View Data Your Way With Our Managed Preview Handler Framework

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