Office / Client

HIGHLIGHTS

	Letting WinForms and WPF controls coexist TIP - It is possible to leave WinForms applications intact and still add the eye candy of WPF, Brian Noyes of IDesign explained at Tech Ed 2007.
	Using 2007 Office System Tools for Visual Studio 2005 TIP - Visual Studio 2005 now sports a set of tools for the 2007 Microsoft Office System. Ed Tittel takes a look at the tools that are available and what can be done with them.
	Vista Series: Windows Presentation Foundation LEARNING GUIDE - Vista is inching nearer each day. As a savvy developer, you know to start preparing now and we're here to help. We begin this 3-part series with the new graphical subsystem.
	WinForms Controls Mini-Guide MINI-GUIDE - Microsoft is hosting video tutorials on a wide variety of WinForms Controls. Each of the 10 lessons features a video along with a project download.
	SharePoint 2007 presents ups, downs to developers ARTICLE - SharePoint 2007 promises robust content and process management. Designing the UI for these data-driven apps is easy, but developers may still struggle to write the underlying code.

SUBTOPICS

	Client development best practices Learn best practices for building smart client applications using Visual Studio, the .NET Framework and third-party tools.
	WinForms Read about .NET Framework client application development using Windows Forms and third-party WinForms tools.
	Windows Presentation Foundation .NET Framework rich client application development using Windows Presentation Foundation and third-party WPF tools.
	Visual Studio Tools for Office Learn about Visual Studio Tools for Office, Microsoft's tool for developing client applications modeled after Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft Office 2003.
	SharePoint See how .NET developers can take advantage of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server for both internal and external applications.
	Mobile application development .NET Framework application development for mobile devices, using technology such as ASP.NET.
	Smart client development tools Read about third-party tools that make it easier to use Visual Studio and the .NET Framework to build smart client applications in the style of WinForms, Windows Presentation Foundation or Microsoft Office 2007.

	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Office / Client:  .NET Framework application architecture, .NET Framework application development, ASP.NET, Ajax and Web application development, .NET Framework database programming, Visual Basic and C# development skills, .NET Framework application testing and security