Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.BuildTasks Namespace

The Microsoft Build Engine uses Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.BuildTasks to build and deploy Office solutions. However, you can create your own build system by using these classes and the MSBuild XML-based project files. For more information, see MSBuild Reference.

Classes

BuildTask	Provides the base class for MSBuild tasks that are used by the Office development tools in Visual Studio to build projects.
CheckOffice2007Document	Defines an MSBuild task that determines whether a customized document in the 2007 Microsoft Office system should be generated. This class cannot be inherited.
CustomizeOffice2007Document	Defines an MSBuild task that generates a customized document for projects developed for the 2007 Microsoft Office system. This class cannot be inherited.
EmbedTypeLibrary	Defines an MSBuild task that extracts a type library from an Office customization assembly into a DLL to enable interop with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
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GenerateOfficeAddInManifest	Defines an MSBuild task that generates the section of an application manifest that describes an Office add-in. This class cannot be inherited.
GenerateOfficeDocumentInstallationPath	Defines an MSBuild task that returns a path to the installation folder to be written into a customized document. This class cannot be inherited.
GenerateOfficeDocumentManifest	Defines an MSBuild task that creates the sections of an application manifest for an Office document-level customization. This class cannot be inherited.
InitializeDefaultProperties	Defines an MSBuild task that sets the description of an Office solution. This class cannot be inherited.
RegisterFormRegions	Defines an MSBuild task that gathers form region information to register or unregister the form regions for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007. This class cannot be inherited.
SetInclusionListEntry	SetInclusionListEntry creates or removes a user inclusion list entry at build time for application-level add-ins and document-level customizations in the 2007 Microsoft Office system. This class cannot be inherited.
SetOffice2007AddInRegistration	Defines an MSBuild task that creates or removes registry keys that are needed to run or uninstall an add-in for the 2007 Microsoft Office system. This class cannot be inherited.