The Add‑in Express Toolbar Controls for Microsoft® Office enables .NET developers to customize Microsoft Office command bars by placing any .NET controls onto Office toolbars in Microsoft Office 2007, 2003, 2002 (XP) and 2000. It is a unique, no‑analog solution for developing feature‑rich, commercial‑class COM add‑ins for Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint, combining the flexibility of the .NET platform with the familiar Office interface. Toolbar Controls is part of Add‑in Express for Office and .NET and provides specialized functionality that allows deep customization of Microsoft Office toolbars according to customer requirements. Developers can create custom toolbars, embed .NET controls such as buttons, grids, treeviews, list views, user controls, images and ActiveX controls, and control all built‑in Office command bars and context menus. The product supports a wide variety of Office customization scenarios, such as embedding DataGrid controls, TreeViews, UserControls, PictureBoxes, Labels, LinkLabels, TextBoxes or memo fields onto Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint toolbars. Toolbar Controls offers a powerful foundation for building advanced interfaces, workflows and user‑focused tools inside Office applications. Built on the same Rapid Application Development architecture as other Add‑in Express technologies, Toolbar Controls allows developers to visually bind .NET controls to command bars in Visual Studio, delivering significant productivity gains. The product supports all Microsoft Office suites from Student and Home to Professional and Enterprise, and works with Visual Studio 2005, 2008 and 2010. It is developed in C# and fully CLS‑compliant, supporting all .NET languages including VB.NET, C# and C++.

Features

• Toolbar customization with .NET controls: Place any .NET control—buttons, combo boxes, grids, treeviews, labels, images, user controls, ActiveX controls—onto Microsoft Office toolbars across Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Create custom toolbars: Build your own toolbars and populate them with command bar items in Office applications.
• Control built‑in Office toolbars: Manage all Office command bars and context‑sensitive pop‑ups programmatically.
• Extensive UI scenario support: Use DataGrid, TreeView, UserControl, PictureBox, LinkLabel, TextBox, Memo controls and more to build rich, interactive Office‑based UIs.
• Use‑case flexibility: Add DataGrid in Outlook Explorer, TreeView in Outlook email windows, UserControl in Outlook task window, or lists and images on Word/Excel toolbars.
• PowerPoint customization: Add TreeViews to display slides from multiple presentations and enable moving or copying slides.
• RAD development: Use Add‑in Express visual designers to bind .NET controls to command bars without writing routine code.
• Supports all Office suites: Works with all Microsoft Office editions from Student & Home to Enterprise.
• .NET language compatibility: Developed in C#, CLS‑compliant, supporting VB.NET, C#, C++ and other .NET languages.
• Visual Studio support: Works with Visual Studio 2005, 2008 and 2010.

Benefits

• Feature‑rich Office add‑ins: Enable advanced customization scenarios beyond what native Office command bars allow.
• Commercial‑grade interface customization: Create high‑quality, interactive Office experiences using .NET controls.
• Flexible workflow enhancement: Tailor Office UI to customer needs, improving usability and productivity.
• Reduced development effort: RAD tooling and visual designers streamline binding and placement of controls.
• Wide compatibility: Works across Office versions (2000–2007) and all suite editions, increasing deployment coverage.
• Unified Office experience: Provides consistent customization capabilities across Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.