Problems deploying VSTO App

[Igor]

Hello,

I am using Visual Studio 2008 and trying to deploy a custom ribbon that I
have created. When I click "Publish", the application gets published to a
shared folder, and I click the VSTO file and it says that it was installed.
However, when I goto Word I don't see the Ribbon. Why is this and how do I
enable the ribbon; the wierd part is that according to the installer, it has
been installed. I have tried rebooting but this does not fix the problem.

Thanks,
Igor

 

[Igor]

I have even added the dotx file under the startup folder for Word and I see
the dotx in the active application add-ins section, but the custom Ribbon tab
does not show up. The only way I can get it to show up is to open the dotx
directly, but I want it to open on startup of Word. What's going on here?

Thanks,
Igor

 

[Cindy M.]

Hi Igor,

I am using Visual Studio 2008 and trying to deploy a custom ribbon that I
have created. When I click "Publish", the application gets published to a
shared folder, and I click the VSTO file and it says that it was installed.
However, when I goto Word I don't see the Ribbon. Why is this and how do I
enable the ribbon; the wierd part is that according to the installer, it has
been installed. I have tried rebooting but this does not fix the problem.

I really, really do recommend you go the VSTO forum for your VSTO questions.
That is the best place to get support for VSTO questions. Support elsewhere is
spotty; there is a VSTO newsgroup, but it is not moderated.

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vsto/threads?
prof=required&lc=1033&page=1

FWIW I think you've misunderstood some aspects of VSTO and how they're designed
to work. A VSTO document or template *cannot* function as a global add-in. Any
Ribbon you've added to such a template will not display, nor will any code be
available when the template is loaded as a global add-in. This is by design. A
document-level customization is only available in that document.

For global availability you need to create a VSTO *Add-in*.

Cindy Meister (VSTO/Word MVP and forum moderator)
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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