2007 Microsoft® Office System Inside Out

Chapter 32. Office Open XML Essentials

Chapter Assumptions

XML Basics for Reading Your Documents

Getting to Know the Office Open XML Formats

Editing and Managing Documents Through XML

Customizing the Ribbon

Binding Data to Content Controls

Next Steps for Working with the Office Open XML Formats

In my favorite novel, Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo, the imprisoned Abbe Faria wrote a book without access to paper or writing implements. A 19th century genius resourceful enough to turn MacGyver green with envy, the good Abbe fashioned a pen out of a fishbone, ink out of soot and wine, and 12 rolls of parchment from two shirts. Not bad for an old man who was locked away in a dungeon.

In previous versions of Microsoft Office, the idea of editing a ...