I would like to develop an add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint. I have Visual Studio 2012 installed and ready, but i can't seem to find any simple tutorials or getting started guides on the subject except this brilliant (sarcasm) guide from Microsoft:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/cc668192.aspx
I have been searching the net for a few days, but without any luck.
Is there anyone with experience in developing add-ins for PowerPoint, who could give me a hint on how to get started?
It would be great to know if you prefer Visual Basic or C# and why.
Lastly, sorry if I sound like a rookie. I am for sure.
Kind regards.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jasonz/archive/2012/05/24/my-favorite-features-creating-storyboards-with-powerpoint.aspx
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/420406/PowerPoint-timer-addin
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/bb960904%28v=office.12%29.aspx
I guess these are good one's for starting up...with code..
Visual Basic (.NET, I assume) or C#?
If you're new to automating PowerPoint, neither.
Use VBA. It's built into PPT, much quicker to work with, you can test little snippets of code right there in the IDE w/o having to compile first.
If you decide you want to move it into VB.NET or C# later, it shouldn't be that big a struggle, assuming you know either of those tongues.
Or once having developed it, you can save the PPT containing your VBA as an add-in (PPA or PPAM file, depending on the version of PPT you want to target). And distribute it with very little more than that needed; no megs of runtimes/frameworks etc.
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I am trying to develope a program that can draw this picture based on user input.
https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_plot_topographical_map_of_scalp_from_EEG_data
I am trying to use c# from Visual Studio 2017 to write this program.
I had searched on the net, but it only show me the product instead of coding.
I realized Matlab, Ilnumberics, VTK can do this.
The issue of Ilnumberics and VTK is, i need to install them just for a little function from them. I don't think this is a good solution.
Would like to ask, is there any suggestion for me.
Thank you.
I am work with Sharpdx/C# - i'm wondering how Unity/UnrealEngine/CryEngine create their GUI for the Editor.
After some research i find "D3Dsurface" to work with WPF. But the Performance/FPS should be bad.
I cant believe all the engines (http://xenko.com - SharpDX engine) do their own GUI from scratch.
I tried to create a second Winform, it works but not the right approach for me.
best regards alex!
Xenko use this and so do I, it looks really good
Telerik windows forms are really good as they can be themed and tweaked to how you like.
Xenko like my self use the dark Visual Studio theme.
They have a free trial so u can get you feet wet before you go and drop cash on it, they also have a forum so you can ask for help and a few times I have seen them go out of there way to help.
Once you get your hands on the Dev pack you can modify the source and all sorts of cool stuff.
I have tried a few other windows forms controls but I settled on Telerik a few years ago and haven't looked back.
All in all I give them a 10/10 and they have some really nice CPU\RAM profiling tools.
I'm working on a visual studio 2010 extension and was wondering on how to obtain an existing language service ( the one for C# specifically ). All the articles I've seen on the web so far are about "Implementing your own language service", but I haven't been able to find any info on obtaining an M<existing one.
Just to provide some context here, the extension needs to open a custom wpf form on demand,in which i want to host a C# code editor window.
I'm not yet sure this is even possible, however any tips would be appreciated.
Well, it took me forever to word this question correctly, but I found a blog post answering the question on Google: Hosting the C# Code Editor in a Tool Window
I know it's kind of rude to just dump a link, but helpful nonetheless I hope.
One thing you can have a look at is the Roslyn CTP. I've seen a demo of it at the Dutch Tech Days last week and it looks quite nice.
It can help you in hosting your own coding environment and easily compile snippets. But it's still really beta and it doesn't support all the language features yet.
I started C# a while ago and really like it.
I work with VS 2008 and really like it.
I tried Resharper and loved it.
Now I am starting with Macros in VS2008 to increase my coding speed a little more. And stumble upon visual basic. And I do not like that.
Is there any way to write macros in C#. Or a workaround, in writing a plugin for VS to reach the same goal. Just let me stress out, its a productivity issue. I just want to automate some features I use often (create macro, assign shortcut, tell my touchscreen-app to send this shortcut)...
So from an experts point of view, is there an easy way to e.g. "collapse all items in the solution explorer, but expand all starting with the letter A" (just a silly example) without using visual basic?
Thanks for any tips,
Chris
PS: I was nearly happy with recording and playback. But, as it turns out, some "external" resharper command (like collapse all) do not play well with macros (getting strange com errors). So I thought, hey, a loop to collapse all items, I can do that. But unfortunately not really quick in VB :-)
Try writing a DLL in C# and referencing it in a VB macro.
This way, the only VB you'll need to write is the code to connect the DLL to the IDE.
Unfortunately no, Visual Studio only supports VB.NET for macros.
I wouldn't stress too much about not having C# for macros (many C# developers seem mortified that VB.NET code will stick to their shoe like toilet paper). Rather take pride in your ability to be productive in multiple languages!
Visual Commander (developed by me) lets you write Visual Studio 2010+ (macro) commands in C#.
Snippets are the closest which I've come across. Snippet Editor 2.1 does a pretty good job setting them up without to much hassle.
Will making WPF forms in VS2010 be easier than it is now? I’m just a beginner and I’m finding just learning C# itself is a ton of info to get my head around. But I’ve seen some projects done with WPF and they look awesome. Is it worth my time to start looking into WPF now, or wait till VS2010 where, if I understand correctly, there are better tools for working with it?
Thanks
Even given its improvements, VS 2010 will not suddenly become the holy grail of WPF application creation. You're better off learning the fundamentals (binding, templates, commands, etc) of .NET 3.0/3.5 now. I'd also recommend downloading the trial of Expression Blend if you're interested in the visual aspects of WPF. While you can certainly do most everything coding XAML by hand, Blend makes it much quicker.
Visual Studio will provided better tools to work with WPF, see here for details.
We certainly hope you will find the new Visual Studio 2010 WPF and Silverlight designer helps make working with Forms easier than it was in Visual Studio 2008.
Check out this link for some useful resources on the new designer:
http://blogs.msdn.com/wpfsldesigner/pages/faq-for-wpf-and-silverlight-designer-in-visual-studio-2010.aspx
Let us know what you think!
Mark Wilson-Thomas
Program Manager, WPF & Silverlight Designer, Visual Studio