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<description> Element (2007 System)

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Note

Applies to

The information in this topic applies only to the specified Visual Studio Tools for Office projects and versions of Microsoft Office.

For more information, see Features Available by Application and Project Type.

Project type

  • Application-level projects

Microsoft Office version

  • 2007 Microsoft Office system

The description element of the vstov3 namespace stores the Visual Studio Tools for Office solution's description that appears in the COM add-ins dialog box of Microsoft Office applications.

<description>
</description>

Elements and Attributes

Optional. The description element is in the vstov3 namespace. It contains the description of the add-in that appears in the COM add-ins dialog box of Microsoft Office applications.

The description element has no attributes or elements.

Remarks

You can manually edit application and deployment manifests in Visual Studio Tools for Office solutions. Application and deployment manifests must be re-signed by the Manifest Generation and Editing Tool (mage.exe and mageui.exe) after the manifests are edited. Sign the application manifest first and the deployment manifest next. For more information, see Manifest Generation and Editing Tool (Mage.exe) and Manifest Generation and Editing Tool, Graphical Client (MageUI.exe).

Application-Level Add-in Example

Description

The following code example illustrates the description element for an application-level solution deployed by using ClickOnce. This code example is part of a larger example provided in Application Manifests for Office Solutions (2007 System).

Code

<vstov3:description>
    OutlookAddIn1- Outlook add-in created with 
    Visual Studio Tools for Office
</vstov3:description>

See Also

Reference

Application Manifests for Office Solutions (2007 System)

Deployment Manifests for Office Solutions (2007 System)

ClickOnce Application Manifest