| The first two chapters of this book introduced Office object models and the Office primary interop assemblies (PIAs). You have also seen how to use Visual Studio to build console applications, add-ins, and code behind the document using features of VSTO. The second part of this book covers the Office object models in more depth. If you are interested only in Excel development, read Chapters 3 through 5. If you are interested only in Word development, read Chapters 6 through 8. If you are interested only in Outlook development, read Chapters 10 through 11. If you are interested only in InfoPath development, read Chapter 12. Chapter 3,"Programming Excel," shows how you can customize Excel and, in particular, how you can create custom formulas for Excel. Chapter 4, "Working with Excel Events," covers the events that Excel raises that your code can handle. Chapter 5, "Working with Excel Objects," covers the object model of Excel in some detail, focusing on the most commonly used objects, properties, and methods. Chapter 6, "Programming Word," shows how you can customize Word, and in particular, how you can create research services for Word and other Office applications. Chapter 7, "Working with Word Events," covers the events that Word raises that your code can handle. Chapter 8, "Working with Word Objects," covers the object model of Word in some detail, focusing on the most commonly used objects, properties, and methods. Chapter 9, "Programming Outlook," shows how you can customize Outlook and, in particular, how you can create custom property pages for Outlook. Chapter 10, "Working with Outlook Events," covers the events that Outlook raises that your code can handle. Chapter 11, "Working with Outlook Objects," covers the object model of Outlook in some detail, focusing on the most commonly used objects, properties, and methods. Chapter 12, "Introduction to InfoPath," explores how to build InfoPath forms that use Visual Basic code.
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