1. 2007 Office System Integration
Mike Ormond Developer & Platform Evangelism Group, Microsoft Ltd
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2. Agenda On the client On the server Open XML File Formats
Programming the new UI (RibbonX)
Visual Studio Tools for Office v3
On the server
Sharepoint Server
Workflow
Forms Server
Excel Services

3. The Road to Results

4. 2007 Office System: It’s more than you think

5. Clients Extensible, results-oriented Ribbon UI
Jaypa: want to find a way to highlight customization of the taskpane.
Rhythm of the Business Excel based app. Screenshot shown here. Fade from standard excel to ROB app. Highlight or Zoom in on the ribbon & taskpane There is a session on this app at the conference. Emial thread with drewl & sergei. 3/20/ :05 AM
Clients
Extensible, results-oriented Ribbon UI
Application-level add-ins
.NET Managed code extensibility

6. Open XML File Formats Default file format More efficient storage
Program against full document contents
Backward compatibility & legacy support
Easy document assembly, conversion & integration
Submitted to ECMA for standardisation

7. Open XML Formats Architecture
Questionnaire.
docx
User view: single Office ‘file’
Developer view: modular file
Document Parts
Most parts are XML
Each XML part is a discreet, compressed component
Can add, extract and modify individual parts without using Office programs
Corruption or absence of any part would not prohibit the file from being opened 7

8. Demo
Open XML File Formats
WinFX Feb CTP

9. Programming the New UI RibbonX
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Programming the New UI RibbonX
Before – Vanilla Excel 12 Ribbon
After – Example Custom Tab 9
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10. Programming the New UI New Extensibility Model
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Programming the New UI New Extensibility Model
Add your own tabs
Add to built-in tabs
Add to the File menu
Add to built-in contextual tabs
Remove tabs, groups, controls 10 *
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11. Programming the New UI Fundamentals
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Programming the New UI Fundamentals
Declarative XML Format
Define your UI in XML
<button id=“b” label=“Submit” onAction =“OnSub” />
Implement IRibbonExtensibility
One method – GetCustomUI()
‘Pull’ model
Office pulls the XML for the UI
Pulls control properties from your solution
Your add-in / solution is loaded, its UI is present
Easy to understand, localise, generate
Separate UI from your business logic 11 *
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12. Demo
Programming the New UI
VSTO v3
2007 Office Client

13. Visual Studio Tools for Office A Little History
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Visual Studio Tools for Office A Little History 13
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14. Visual Studio Tools for Office Build on Office platform using
Visual Studio Tools for Office Build on Office platform using .NET skills

15. Visual Studio Tools for Office v3
Demo
Visual Studio Tools for Office v3
VSTO v3
2007 Office Client

16. Servers
Collaboration
Content management
Streamlined processes
Portals
Business intelligence
Search
Word processing
Business modelling
Presentations
Business data management
Information Management
Slide 18: On the upper pie, change Office 12 to the updated logo. You can even put the Windows Sharepoint Services Logo in the center of the pie to get the point across. I do want to use this slide because this is how Bill has been talking about all the server capabilities. It’s not very different from 32, especially when you consider the story that Bill normally tells here.

17. SharePoint Technology Stack
9/12/ :39 PM
SharePoint Technology Stack 18
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18. Windows SharePoint Services Dual Nature

19. New Features Portal Content Management Search Business Process
MySite enhancements – social networks, privacy controls, etc
Notification enhancements
User profile enhancements
Content Management
Document – workflow, document information panel
Records – policy & auditing, records repository
Web – content management server++
Search
Consistency, relevance, content sources, indexing
Business Process
Browser-based forms, single sign-on
Business Intelligence
Dashboards
KPIs
Business Data Connectivity
Excel Services – centralised & secure

20. Office Sharepoint Server 2007
Demo
Workflow
Office Sharepoint Server 2007

21. InfoPath Forms in the Browser
Demo
InfoPath Forms in the Browser
Office Forms Server 2007

22. Office Sharepoint Server 2007
Demo
Excel Services
Office Sharepoint Server 2007

23. Putting It All Together
Scenario
Putting It All Together
Office Sharepoint Server 2007

24. Further Information 2007 Office System Beta 2 will be broad
Expect it soon
Office Clients & Servers
VSTO v3

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