word action pane

[Jason]

i would like to make a word action pane, but I would like to make it part of
a com solution that I am using, so that the action pane will load with the
com object, is this possible, and if so how do I do it.

thanks,
Jason

 

[Peter Huang [MSFT]]

Hi Jason,

Based on my knowledge, COM Addin works commonly based on the the Word's
Object Modal.
Since the Word's Object Modal did not expose the Task Pane interface for
us, it is hard to manipulate via the Object Modal.

So from VSTO v2(Whidbey), we have a managed interface to add the winform
control into our own task pane.

Here is a link for your reference.

http://blogs.msdn.com/vsto2/archive/2004/03/11/88183.aspx

From the blog, we will know that we can also use the Smart Document
solution to create own Task Pane, but that only support the smart document
predefined a few types.
e.g. Textbox,Hyperlink, .... and ActiveX control.

The SDK included some sample about SmartDocument implement.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=24a557f7-eb06-4a2c-
8f6c-2767b174126f&displaylang=en

Smart Documents: A Smarter Way to Do Business
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/technologies/smartdocument
s.mspx

Best regards,

Peter Huang

Microsoft Online Community Support
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