Brian Jones: Office Solutions
I'm Brian Jones, the group program manager of the Office Solutions Framework team.
The new app platform from a developer perspective
On Monday, I posted on the Office Next blog about the experience from an end user perspective around...
Date: 08/09/2012
Announcing the app building contest
Vivek announced a contest we're kicking off for people who are building apps for Office or...
Date: 08/09/2012
A look into the user experiences around apps for Office and SharePoint
We're going to have a few posts this week up on the Office Next blog that drill into the new app...
Date: 08/06/2012
Open XML SDK 2.5 is now available
There is new a CTP available of the Open XML SDK version 2.5:...
Date: 07/27/2012
New post up on the apps for Office blog
I just posted on the apps for Office blog, giving some more background into the new model:...
Date: 07/23/2012
Test Message
Test message... haven't used the blog in awhile, so want to make sure it still works! :-)
Date: 07/10/2012
Writing Large Excel Files with the Open XML SDK
In my last post, I showed you guys how to use the Open XML SDK to read and parse large Excel files....
Date: 06/22/2010
Parsing and Reading Large Excel Files with the Open XML SDK
I want to thank you guys for leaving blog post requests. Today's post will focus on one of your...
Date: 05/27/2010
Improvements Made to the Final Open XML SDK 2.0 compared to the December 2009 CTP
In a previous post, where I announced the release of the Open XML SDK 2.0, I promised to give you...
Date: 05/03/2010
Zeyad Rajabi’s Open XML SDK Blog Map
This post will represent the most up-to-date blog map for topics on the Open XML SDK. Open XML SDK...
Date: 04/06/2010
Announcing the Release of the Open XML SDK 2.0
Today, I am really excited to announce the worldwide availability of the Open XML SDK 2.0 for...
Date: 03/12/2010
Open XML SDK + Office Services: Better Together
I am probably starting to sound like a broken record, but I am really excited about the different...
Date: 02/26/2010
Office Developer Atlas
John Durant just announced a new interactive developer training tool, based on Silverlight, called...
Date: 02/16/2010
Leveraging the Power of Word Automation Services and the Open XML SDK
Have you ever wanted to update page number fields or a table of contents within Word documents on...
Date: 02/09/2010
Open XML SDK Code behind the Custom XML Markup Detection Tool
Recently on Gray's blog he posted about a scanning tool that can be used to detect custom XML markup...
Date: 01/27/2010
Document Assembly: Merging Excel, PowerPoint, and Word Content Together
Document assembly seems to be a hot topic these days especially when combined with the power of...
Date: 01/04/2010
Announcing the Release of the December 2009 CTP for the Open XML SDK
I'm really happy to announce the 4th CTP for the Open XML SDK 2.0 for Microsoft Office! There were...
Date: 12/14/2009
Extending the Reach of Excel Services with the Open XML SDK
Note: Updated post to point to a YouTube video that is shorter than 10 minutes In Brian's last blog...
Date: 12/03/2009
Open XML SDK + Word Automation Services Presentation at PDC
I just got back from PDC and am excited to share with you guys the presentation, deck, and code...
Date: 11/23/2009
Open XML SDK Sessions at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC)
I'm pretty excited, next week I'll be at PDC in Los Angeles giving another presentation on the Open...
Date: 11/10/2009
Open XML and Office Services
If you didn't see the news up on the Word team blog announcing Word Automation Services, and you...
Date: 11/03/2009
Migrating your custom solutions to Office 14
For those folks who have custom Office solutions within their enterprise, one area that you often...
Date: 10/22/2009
Open XML SDK Demos Shown at the SharePoint Conference (SPC)
First off, I want to thank everyone who attended my two sessions at SPC on developing solutions on...
Date: 10/21/2009
Open XML SDK Sessions at the SharePoint Conference (SPC)
We're just a couple of weeks away before the start of the SharePoint Conference (SPC) being held in...
Date: 10/09/2009
Finding Open XML Errors with Open XML SDK Validation
In a previous post, I gave you an overview of the functionality added to the Open XML SDK 2.0 August...
Date: 09/24/2009
Open XML SDK Code Snippets
In my previous post, I announced the release of the Open XML SDK August 2009 CTP. Today, I want to...
Date: 09/17/2009
Announcing the Release of the August 2009 CTP for the Open XML SDK
I'm really happy to announce the release of the 3rd CTP for the Open XML SDK 2.0 for Microsoft...
Date: 08/27/2009
Native Code Open Packaging Convention APIs
In my introduction post on the Open XML SDK I mentioned that the SDK is built on top of...
Date: 08/19/2009
Adding Repeating Data to PowerPoint
In a previous post, I showed you how to create a product catalog in a Word document using the Open...
Date: 08/13/2009
Office Extensibility Blog Now Offered in Russian
I wanted to pass along some really exciting news. Brian Jones' blog is now available in Russian!...
Date: 08/10/2009
The Open XML SDK and Fluent UI Extensibility
Fluent UI, or the Ribbon, was introduced as part of Office 2007 as a replacement of the previous...
Date: 08/03/2009
Embedding Any File Type, Like PDF, in an Open XML File
In my last post, I showed you guys how to embed an Excel spreadsheet within a Word document without...
Date: 07/21/2009
Office 2010 Technical Preview
This week is really an exciting week for those of us who work on Office. We just released our first...
Date: 07/14/2009
Embedding an Open XML File in another Open XML File
A couple of weeks ago I gave a presentation on the Open XML SDK to a few customers, where I was...
Date: 06/30/2009
Removing Page and Section Breaks from a Word Document
In today's post I am going to show you how to remove page and section breaks within a Word document...
Date: 06/15/2009
Importing SmartArt from PowerPoint to Word
In previous posts, I showed you how to import charts from spreadsheets to a Wordprocessing document...
Date: 06/04/2009
Office 2010 and how it can help you build powerful solutions...
There will be more details over the coming months on what's coming in Office 2010, and the power it...
Date: 06/01/2009
Breaking Changes in the Open XML SDK v2 April 2009 CTP
One of the big changes we made in the Open XML SDK v2 April 2009 CTP was improving the Low Level DOM...
Date: 05/19/2009
Retrieving Word Content Based on Styles
In previous posts, like Importing a Table from Word to Excel, I showed you how to retrieve content...
Date: 05/05/2009
Removing Comments from Excel and PowerPoint Files
In a previous post, I showed you how to remove comments from a Word file. In today's post, I am...
Date: 04/20/2009
Open XML is now a US National Standard
More on Doug's blog:...
Date: 04/16/2009
Announcing the Release of the Open XML SDK Version 2 April 2009 CTP
I'm really happy to announce the release of the second CTP for version 2 of the Open XML SDK! Back...
Date: 04/08/2009
Importing a Table from WordprocessingML to SpreadsheetML
In a previous post, I showed you how to import charts from spreadsheets to a Wordprocessing...
Date: 04/01/2009
More Open XML Solution Tools
While I finish up another blog solution, this time on importing a table from Word into Excel, I...
Date: 03/26/2009
Importing Charts from Spreadsheets to Wordprocessing Documents
There have been several requests made by people asking how to import a chart from one document type...
Date: 03/13/2009
How to Assemble Multiple PowerPoint Decks
I just want to let you guys know we are working on some server issues here, which is why some of the...
Date: 03/05/2009
How to Copy a Worksheet within a Workbook
As promised in my previous post about reusable methods for manipulating WordprocessingML, I...
Date: 02/19/2009
Reusable Methods for Manipulating Paragraphs in WordprocessingML
In a previous post, I showed you guys the easy way to merge multiple Word documents into one final...
Date: 02/13/2009
Removing Comments from a Wordprocessing Document Programmatically
One of the more common scenarios related to a Wordprocessing document is the need to sanitize a...
Date: 02/06/2009
Traversing in the Open XML DOM
For the past few posts, I have been concentrating on showing you guys solutions to real world...
Date: 01/28/2009