Building Application-Specific Add-ins

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For some solutions, creating an application-specific add-in is easier and more convenient than building a COM add-in. The following sections discuss creating application-specific add-ins for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.

Note   For more information about developing add-ins for systems that are using user profiles, see Chapter 2, "Designing and Deploying Office Solutions."