Factory Interface
Provides a method you can use to create Ribbon controls at run time in an application-level add-in.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Tools
Assemblies: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.v4.0.Utilities (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.v4.0.Utilities.dll)
Microsoft.Office.Tools.Common (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Common.dll)
Microsoft.Office.Tools.Outlook.v4.0.Utilities (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Outlook.v4.0.Utilities.dll)
Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v4.0.Utilities (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v4.0.Utilities.dll)
Microsoft.Office.Tools.Common.v4.0.Utilities (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Common.v4.0.Utilities.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<InterfaceTypeAttribute(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)> _
<GuidAttribute("857D6117-1E7B-422B-A9E3-F907304C709A")> _
Public Interface Factory
[InterfaceTypeAttribute(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
[GuidAttribute("857D6117-1E7B-422B-A9E3-F907304C709A")]
public interface Factory
The Factory type exposes the following members.
Methods
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
.gif "Public method") |
_VtblGap1_1 | Infrastructure. |
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CreateAddIn | Infrastructure. |
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CreateCustomTaskPaneCollection | Infrastructure. |
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CreateSmartTagCollection | Infrastructure. |
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GetRibbonFactory | Returns an object that you can use to create Ribbon controls at run time. |
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Remarks
To get a Factory object, use the Globals.Factory property in your project. For more information, see Global Access to Objects in Office Projects.
Note
This interface is implemented by the Visual Studio Tools for Office runtime. It is not intended to be implemented in your code. For more information, see Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime Overview.