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Developer Map for the 2007 Microsoft®

Office SystemToolsPrograms

Services

Key

Microsoft Office ShDesigner 2007

• Features

• Namespace, Web Service, or Schema

• Objects

Access2007

Desktop database program thathelps information workers starttracking information quickly,create meaningful reports withease, and share data moresecurely using the Web.

• Data collection via email• Import/export

specifications• Improved AutoFormats• Layout view• Managed code can listen

to events• Multi value storage in

single fields• Navigation pane• Report View with events• SharePoint integration• Single document interface

(SDI)• Split Form View• Tracking Applications

Microsoft.Office.CoreMicrosoft.Office.Interop.Access

• Application• CurrentData

• CurrentDB• CurrentProject• Screen

PowerPoint®

2007

Presentation program thatallows you to creategreat-looking presentationsusing the new results-orientedinterface, graphics capabilities,and formatting tools.

• Diagramming• Document Inspector• Slide library• Styles and Themes

Microsoft.Office.Core

Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint

• Application• Presentation• SlideRange• Slide• ShapeRange• Shape

InfoPath®

2007

Windows-based application forcreating rich, dynamic formsthat teams and organizationscan use to gather, share, andreuse information—leading toimproved collaboration anddecision-making throughoutyour organization.

• Browser forms• Custom data importers• Custom forms designconverters• Data connection library• Digital signature support• Installable form templates• Managed-code object

model• Outlook e-mail integration• Template parts• Visual Studio® Tools

for Applications

Microsoft.Office.CoreMicrosoft.Office.Infopath

• Application• WindowCollection• Window

• XmlFormCollection• XmlForm• ViewInfoCollection• View

Project2007

Project planning applicationsdesigned to address the workand people management needsof today’s project managers.Project Professional greatlyimproves its performance withProject Server 2007.

• Visual Reports, usingExcel and Visio

• Task drivers• Recalculation change

highlighting• Multi-level undo with

transaction sets• Project deliverables• Tracking project costs

and budgets• Customizable Project Guide• Integration with Outlook

2007 tasks

Microsoft.Office.CoreMicrosoft.Office.Interop.MSProject

• Application• Assignments• Calendars

• OutlineCodes• Projects• Resources• Tasks• Views

Visio®

2007

Diagramming and datavisualization solution that makesit easy for IT and businessprofessionals to visualize,analyze, and communicatecomplex information, systems,and processes.

• Auto-connect• Data-Link• Theme effects and colors

Microsoft.Office.CoreMicrosoft.Office.Interop.VisioMicrosoft.Office.Interop.VisOcxMicrosoft.Office.Interop.Visio.SaveAsWeb

• Application• Document• Windows• Page• Master• Shape• Cell

GrooveTM

2007

Collaboration software programthat teams can use to worktogether dynamically incollaborative workspaces fromvirtually any location.

• Groove Forms & GrooveInfoPath Forms

• Groove tool templates• Groove workspace

templates• Groove Web Services

enables customapplications running ondesktop client or GrooveData Bridge to accessworkspace data

Groove Forms and WebServices API

• Workspace data in toolsand forms

• Account data• Event handling

Communicator 2007 is anintegrated communicationsclient, enabling informationworkers to communicate in realtime. Communicator 2007integrates with Microsoft OfficeSystem applications andenterprise telephonyinfrastructure.

• Contextual Conversations• Highly visible contextual

tabs• Invoke other collaboration

applications• Rich Presence in yourapplication

The Microsoft® OfficeCommunicator 2007 API

• Messenger• MessengerPriv• MsgrSession• MsgrSessionManager

Communicator2007

Web site development and ma

that provides you powerful too

customize, and contribute to S

using the latest Web design te

established standards in an IT

environment.

Visual Studio®

200Comprehensive development e

intended for individual develop

development teams to build hi

multi-tier applications.

Visual Studio®

 200for Office Second

Developer tools that enable yo

Studio to develop 2007 Office

workgroup-to-enterprise scala

line-of-business solutions.

Office LiveMicrosoft Office Live is a set of

services that help small busines

manage their business online.

• Establish professional We• Access online applications• Collaborate with internal

external stakeholders

Office Live Solution Develope

• Create & extend Office Liveapplications

• Develop collaboration wor• Offer Web design services

Using:

• Office SharePoint Designer 20

• Microsoft® Windows® SharePo

• Windows Live including Windo

Windows Live Local

• Other Office system programs

InfoPath 2007, Access 2007

Live MeetingLive Meeting enables you to col

with colleagues, customers, and

real time, between either individ

groups—with just a PC and an I

connection.

• Meetings• Users and Groups• Meeting Content and Recordi

• Reporting and Attendance

Live Meeting API: XML snippstandard HTTP Posts

• CreateMeetingRequest• ListMeetingsRequest• CreateUserRequest• ListUsersRequest• ListRecordings4Request• ListVisitorsRequest

Take advantage of the Add-InLoader, a component that makes Office aware of managed code add-ins and creates a better user experience for developers.

• Custom Task Pane customization • Ribbon Customization • Outlook Form Region customization • App-domain Isolation

Customize and extend the Ribbon UI through a combination of XML markup, any Microsoft .NET–based language supported in Microsoft Visual

Studio, Microsoft Visual Basic® for Applications (VBA), Microsoft Visual C++ ® or Microsoft Visual Basic® 6.0.• Document or Application-level solutions/customizations

Microsoft.Office.Core.IRibbonExtensibility

Create and deploy application-specific functionality in fully customizable task panes that users can dock to different areas of the screen.

• Multiple task pane support • Docking support

Microsoft.Office.Core.ICustomTaskPaneConsumer • Microsoft.Office.Core.ICTPFactory

Excel®

2007

Spreadsheet program that youcan use to analyze,communicate, and manageinformation to help you makemore informed decisions.

• Conditional formatting• Connection management

capabilities•Connectivity with Analysis

Services• Document inspector• Improved charting engine• Improved PivotTables®

• Increased sheet size(1M rows, 16K cols)

• Integration with ExcelServices in the OfficeSharePoint Server 2007

• Multi-threadedrecalculation

• XLL interface

Microsoft.Office.CoreMicrosoft.Office.Interop.Excel

• Application• Chart• PivotTable

• Range• Sheets• Workbook• Worksheet

Word2007

Document authoring programthat helps people create andshare great-looking documentsby combining a comprehensiveset of writing tools with aneasy-to-use interface.

• Content controls• Document building blocks• Document inspector• XML mapping

Microsoft.Office.CoreMicrosoft.Office.Interop.Word

• Application• Content Control• CustomXMLPart• Document• Range• Selection• Table• XMLMapping

Outlook®

2007

Messaging client that provides acomprehensive time andinformation manager, putting youin control of the tools you needto prioritize, organize, and searchinformation.

• Content indexing search• Forms regions technology• Rules object model• Search support• Unified object model

Microsoft.Office.CoreMicrosoft.Office.Interop.Outlook

• Application• Explorer• Inspector• Folder• MailItem• AppointmentItem• TaskItem• ContactItem

New XML technology that replaces existing Office file formats with open,fully-documented, royalty-free file formats.• Open Packaging Conventions • Document parts • Custom XML Parts• Content types • Relationships • Ribbon Extensibility

System.IO.Packaging • Ecma Office Open XML File Formats Standard

MSDN Office Developer Center: http://msdn.microsoft.com/office

Excel Services

Reporting and Dashboards

Business Intelligence

Excel Web Access - Thin client rendering of interactivespreadsheetsExcel Web Services - Programmatic access to server-based spreadsheet calculation and data.

Dashboards, Report Center, Key Performance Indicators,Filter Web Parts, SQL Server® Reporting Services Integration

microsoft.office.excel.server.*

microsoft.sharepoint.portal.analytics.*

InfoPath Form Services

Business Data Catalog & Application Integration

Business Process Integration

Rich Browser-Based Forms, Browser Forms on MobileDevices, InfoPath Form ASP.NET® Control(XmlFormView), Extensible .NET Business Logic,Import/Export Framework, InfoPath Client Integration,Form Archiving

microsoft.office.infopath.server.*

Single Sign-on Secure Credential Store, Connect toExternal Data via Web Services, Field Integration withLists, Business Data Web Parts, Actions, WSRP ConsumerWeb Part (WSRPConsumerWebPart), Custom BDCWeb Service Proxies

microsoft.office.server.applicationregistry.*

Web Content Management

Document and Records Management

Enterprise Content Management

Listings, Enhanced Navigation, Page Layout Templates,Custom Field Controls, Page Settings Push-down to Websites, Site Variations, Extensible Authoring Tools, OutputCaching, Content Deployment, Content By Query Web Part(ContentByQueryWebPart), RSS Feed Consumer WebPart (RSSAggregatorWebPart)

microsoft.sharepoint.publishing

Information Rights Management Integration, ExtensibleDocument Policies, Records Repository, Extensible HoldInfrastructure, Barcode Generation, Built-In Workflows

microsoft.office.documentmanagement

microsoft.office.policy

Enterprise Search

People and Personalization

Enterprise Search

People and Personalization

Enhanced Query Object Model, Schema Object Model,Search Web Service, Search Term Lists, Search Alerts(RSS/email), Customizable Search Center, SearchWeb Parts, Protocol Handlers, IFilters

Per-User Sites (My Sites), Role-based Targeting,Per-User Data Aggregation, Profile Sync with SiteMembership Store, Knowledge Network

microsoft.office.server.search.*

Exchange Server 2007 Groove Server 2007 CommunServ

microsoft.exchange

Helps you manage a reliable messaging systemwith built-in protection against spam and viruses,while providing people throughout yourorganization with anywhere access to e-mail,voicemail, calendars, and contacts from a widevariety of devices.

• Exchange Web Services

• Exchange .NET Framework Extensions

• OWA Web Parts

Provides IT organizations with enterprise-classserver software and tools for deploying,managing, and integrating Microsoft OfficeGroove 2007 across the enterprise.

Groove Data Bridge is a server platform forconnecting Groove workspaces with businessapps, portals, and other enterprise data sources.

Microsoft Office Communicationsnext version of Live Communicaadds on-premise Web conferencfor Communicator to make and

• Communicator Extensibility• Unified Communications Cli• Communicator Web Access• Communicator Web Access• Unified Communications Ma• SIP Processing Language a

Managed Interfaces• Speech Platform Services

Project Server 2007Office SharePoint Server 2007Project Server is completely re-architected for theMicrosoft Office Enterprise Project Management(EPM) solution. Project Web Access enables projectteam members, project managers, and executivesto interact with and analyze project informationwithin their responsibilities. Project Server helpsyour organization manage and coordinateresources and work across the entire projectlifecycle, from one-time projects to complexprograms.

• Project Server Interface (PSI) Web services• Queuing services• Project Server events• Server-side scheduling• Unlimited enterprise custom fields• Timesheets: stand-alone or

project-integrated• Reporting data service• Cube building service

Windows Server 2003 / Windows Server “Longhorn”

ADO / ADO.NET / DAO / ODBC / OLEDB / RDO / SQLXML / XML

Windows Internal Database / SQL Server® 2000 / SQL Server® 2005

ASP.NET 2.0 Windows Workflow Foundation

IIS 6 / IIS 7 .NET Framework 2.0 / .NET Framework 3.0

Provisioning

COM Add-Ins

VSTO 2005 SE ApplicationLevel Add-Ins

Hook into Office by implementing IDTExtensibility2.

Extensibility.IDExtensibility2Shared Add-Ins 

Ribbon UI Extensibility

Office Open XMLFile Formats

Custom Task Panes

Servers

• Site Definitions –Templates defining capabilities, structure, and contentsof SharePoint sites. Comprised of XML-based instructions forconstructing/configuring sites, plus ASP.NET resources (pages, masterpages, graphics, style sheets, JavaScript includes) to be used by sitesbased on this template.

• Feature Definitions – A subset of a site definition that defines a set of components that together make up a discrete piece of functionality (e.g., alist/view definition, a Web Part, and event receiver, and a custom page).Site definitions can and do consist of references to a set of feature definitions

Administration• .NET Object Models for site collections (SPSite),

sites (SPWeb), lists (SPList), event registrations,workflow registrations, users (SPUser), roles(SPRole), access control lists

• .NET Object Models for farms, servers, WebApplications, zones, services(Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.*)

Data Store• Structure

- List/Library metadata(SPList/SPLibrary), fields (SPField)

- Field definitions, site columns- Content Types (SPContentType)- Views, filters, and queries (SPQuery)- Cross-site queries (SPSiteDataQuery)- Item security

Services• Jobs and task scheduling• Content Migration APIs for

import/export tasks• Change Logs (SPChange*)• Alerts (SPAlert)• RSS access to lists/libraries• Search within sites(SPWeb.SearchDocuments,SPWeb.SearchListItems)

ASP.NET User I• Web Part Pages• Web Part Assemblies• Web Part instancing d  Collection, SPUserS• Application Pages• Master Pages• Toolbars and Navigat• List forms (SPForm)

• Behavior- Event receivers for lists/libraries and

their contents (SPListEvent)- Workflow templates, activities,

instances, activations, logs and status- Declarative XOML workflows (creatable

by SharePoint Designer 2007)

• Content- Library item (SPFile) check-out/

check-in (SPCheckedOutFile)- Library item Version history- List Attachments

(SPListItem.Attachments)- Recycle Bin contents (SPRecycle

  BinItem, SPRecycleBinQuery)

• List Definitions – XML-based instructions and ASP.NET resources for describingand rendering specific SharePoint lists.

• Solution Deployment – CAB file-based packages that install a set of components as a defined set. Solution packages are auto-depoyable to allservers in a farm on demand.

• Site Provisioning Assemblies – Allow custom code to be called at sitecreation time.

• Web services that encapsulate and provide remoteaccess to the above (Administration, Alerts,

  Lists, People, Permissions, Sites,Search, etc.)

• Event receivers that execute code when specificactions take place. (SPSiteReceiver,SPFeatureReceiver, etc.)

• Feature instantiations/activations within a site(SPFeature)