Walkthroughs Using Word

The following walkthroughs demonstrate ways you can use document-level customizations and application-level add-ins to automate Microsoft Office Word and customize the user interface (UI).

Document-Level Walkthroughs

• Walkthrough: Creating Your First Document-Level Customization For Word
  Demonstrates how to create a basic document-level customization for Word.

• Walkthrough: Inserting Text into a Document from an Actions Pane
  Demonstrates how to add text to a Word document when users enter text in controls on an actions pane.

• Walkthrough: Binding Data to Controls on a Word Actions Pane
  Demonstrates how to bind data to controls on an actions pane. The controls demonstrate a master/detail relation between tables in a SQL Server database.

• Walkthrough: Changing Document Formatting Using CheckBox Controls
  Demonstrates how to use check boxes on a Word document to change formatting.

• Walkthrough: Displaying Text in a Text Box in a Document Using a Button
  Demonstrates how to use buttons and text boxes on Word documents.

• Walkthrough: Updating a Chart in a Document Using Radio Buttons
  Demonstrates how to change chart styles in a Word document by using option buttons in a document-level customization.

• Walkthrough: Creating Shortcut Menus for Bookmarks
  Demonstrates how to create a shortcut menu that can be used to format the text in a bookmark.

• Walkthrough: Creating a Smart Tag by Using a Document-Level Customization
  Demonstrates how to create a smart tag in a document-level customization.

• Walkthrough: Calling Code from VBA in a Visual Basic Project
  Demonstrates how to call code in a customization assembly from VBA code in the document.

• Walkthrough: Creating a Template By Using Content Controls
  Demonstrates how to use content controls to create structured and reusable content in a Word template.

• Walkthrough: Binding Content Controls to Custom XML Parts
  Demonstrates how to bind content controls in a Word document to XML data that is stored in the document.

Application-Level Walkthroughs

• Walkthrough: Creating Your First Application-Level Add-in for Word
  Demonstrates how to create a basic application-level add-in for Word.

• Walkthrough: Adding Controls to a Document at Run Time in an Application-Level Add-In
  Demonstrates how to add controls to a document by using an application-level add-in.

• Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Tab by Using Ribbon XML
  Demonstrates how to create a custom Ribbon tab by using an XML descriptor file in an application-level add-in.

• Walkthrough: Automating an Application from a Custom Task Pane
  Demonstrates how to automate Word from a custom task pane in an application-level add-in.

• Walkthrough: Creating a Smart Tag by Using an Application-Level Add-In
  Demonstrates how to create a smart tag in an application-level add-in.

See Also

Concepts

Walkthroughs Using Excel

Data in Office Solutions Walkthroughs

Office UI Customization Walkthroughs

Security and Deployment Walkthroughs

Other Resources

Office Development Samples and Walkthroughs

Programming Application-Level Add-Ins

Programming Document-Level Customizations