Office® XP Development with VBA

Chapter Two. The Basics of Office Development

When learning about Office development, I think it is useful to start off with an overview of the entire process. Then, when you start to learn the details—and there are plenty of details—you'll be able to see where the individual parts fit into the big picture. That's the purpose of this chapter. You'll start by looking at the technologies that Office uses to provide for custom development. Then, you will get a feel for the steps that are involved in bringing a custom Office application from concept to completion. Finally, you'll learn the nuts and bolts of Office development by creating and testing a custom application.