Brian Jones: Office Solutions

I'm Brian Jones, the group program manager of the Office Solutions Framework team.

The new app platform from a developer perspective

On Monday, I posted on the Office Next blog about the experience from an end user perspective around...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 08/09/2012

Announcing the app building contest

Vivek announced a contest we're kicking off for people who are building apps for Office or...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 08/09/2012

A look into the user experiences around apps for Office and SharePoint

We're going to have a few posts this week up on the Office Next blog that drill into the new app...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 08/06/2012

Open XML SDK 2.5 is now available

There is new a CTP available of the Open XML SDK version 2.5:...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 07/27/2012

New post up on the apps for Office blog

I just posted on the apps for Office blog, giving some more background into the new model:...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 07/23/2012

Test Message

Test message... haven't used the blog in awhile, so want to make sure it still works! :-)

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 07/10/2012

Writing Large Excel Files with the Open XML SDK

In my last post, I showed you guys how to use the Open XML SDK to read and parse large Excel files....

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 06/22/2010

Parsing and Reading Large Excel Files with the Open XML SDK

I want to thank you guys for leaving blog post requests. Today's post will focus on one of your...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 05/27/2010

Improvements Made to the Final Open XML SDK 2.0 compared to the December 2009 CTP

In a previous post, where I announced the release of the Open XML SDK 2.0, I promised to give you...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 05/03/2010

Zeyad Rajabi’s Open XML SDK Blog Map

This post will represent the most up-to-date blog map for topics on the Open XML SDK. Open XML SDK...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 04/06/2010

Announcing the Release of the Open XML SDK 2.0

Today, I am really excited to announce the worldwide availability of the Open XML SDK 2.0 for...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 03/12/2010

Open XML SDK + Office Services: Better Together

I am probably starting to sound like a broken record, but I am really excited about the different...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 02/26/2010

Office Developer Atlas

John Durant just announced a new interactive developer training tool, based on Silverlight, called...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 02/16/2010

Leveraging the Power of Word Automation Services and the Open XML SDK

Have you ever wanted to update page number fields or a table of contents within Word documents on...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 02/09/2010

Open XML SDK Code behind the Custom XML Markup Detection Tool

Recently on Gray's blog he posted about a scanning tool that can be used to detect custom XML markup...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 01/27/2010

Document Assembly: Merging Excel, PowerPoint, and Word Content Together

Document assembly seems to be a hot topic these days especially when combined with the power of...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 01/04/2010

Announcing the Release of the December 2009 CTP for the Open XML SDK

I'm really happy to announce the 4th CTP for the Open XML SDK 2.0 for Microsoft Office! There were...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 12/14/2009

Extending the Reach of Excel Services with the Open XML SDK

Note: Updated post to point to a YouTube video that is shorter than 10 minutes In Brian's last blog...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 12/03/2009

Open XML SDK + Word Automation Services Presentation at PDC

I just got back from PDC and am excited to share with you guys the presentation, deck, and code...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 11/23/2009

Open XML SDK Sessions at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC)

I'm pretty excited, next week I'll be at PDC in Los Angeles giving another presentation on the Open...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 11/10/2009

Open XML and Office Services

If you didn't see the news up on the Word team blog announcing Word Automation Services, and you...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 11/03/2009

Migrating your custom solutions to Office 14

For those folks who have custom Office solutions within their enterprise, one area that you often...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 10/22/2009

Open XML SDK Demos Shown at the SharePoint Conference (SPC)

First off, I want to thank everyone who attended my two sessions at SPC on developing solutions on...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 10/21/2009

Open XML SDK Sessions at the SharePoint Conference (SPC)

We're just a couple of weeks away before the start of the SharePoint Conference (SPC) being held in...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 10/09/2009

Finding Open XML Errors with Open XML SDK Validation

In a previous post, I gave you an overview of the functionality added to the Open XML SDK 2.0 August...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 09/24/2009

Open XML SDK Code Snippets

In my previous post, I announced the release of the Open XML SDK August 2009 CTP. Today, I want to...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 09/17/2009

Announcing the Release of the August 2009 CTP for the Open XML SDK

I'm really happy to announce the release of the 3rd CTP for the Open XML SDK 2.0 for Microsoft...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 08/27/2009

Native Code Open Packaging Convention APIs

In my introduction post on the Open XML SDK I mentioned that the SDK is built on top of...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 08/19/2009

Adding Repeating Data to PowerPoint

In a previous post, I showed you how to create a product catalog in a Word document using the Open...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 08/13/2009

Office Extensibility Blog Now Offered in Russian

I wanted to pass along some really exciting news. Brian Jones' blog is now available in Russian!...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 08/10/2009

The Open XML SDK and Fluent UI Extensibility

Fluent UI, or the Ribbon, was introduced as part of Office 2007 as a replacement of the previous...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 08/03/2009

Embedding Any File Type, Like PDF, in an Open XML File

In my last post, I showed you guys how to embed an Excel spreadsheet within a Word document without...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 07/21/2009

Office 2010 Technical Preview

This week is really an exciting week for those of us who work on Office. We just released our first...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 07/14/2009

Embedding an Open XML File in another Open XML File

A couple of weeks ago I gave a presentation on the Open XML SDK to a few customers, where I was...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 06/30/2009

Removing Page and Section Breaks from a Word Document

In today's post I am going to show you how to remove page and section breaks within a Word document...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 06/15/2009

Importing SmartArt from PowerPoint to Word

In previous posts, I showed you how to import charts from spreadsheets to a Wordprocessing document...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 06/04/2009

Office 2010 and how it can help you build powerful solutions...

There will be more details over the coming months on what's coming in Office 2010, and the power it...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 06/01/2009

Breaking Changes in the Open XML SDK v2 April 2009 CTP

One of the big changes we made in the Open XML SDK v2 April 2009 CTP was improving the Low Level DOM...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 05/19/2009

Retrieving Word Content Based on Styles

In previous posts, like Importing a Table from Word to Excel, I showed you how to retrieve content...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 05/05/2009

Removing Comments from Excel and PowerPoint Files

In a previous post, I showed you how to remove comments from a Word file. In today's post, I am...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 04/20/2009

Open XML is now a US National Standard

More on Doug's blog:...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 04/16/2009

Announcing the Release of the Open XML SDK Version 2 April 2009 CTP

I'm really happy to announce the release of the second CTP for version 2 of the Open XML SDK! Back...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 04/08/2009

Importing a Table from WordprocessingML to SpreadsheetML

In a previous post, I showed you how to import charts from spreadsheets to a Wordprocessing...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 04/01/2009

More Open XML Solution Tools

While I finish up another blog solution, this time on importing a table from Word into Excel, I...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 03/26/2009

Importing Charts from Spreadsheets to Wordprocessing Documents

There have been several requests made by people asking how to import a chart from one document type...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 03/13/2009

How to Assemble Multiple PowerPoint Decks

I just want to let you guys know we are working on some server issues here, which is why some of the...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 03/05/2009

How to Copy a Worksheet within a Workbook

As promised in my previous post about reusable methods for manipulating WordprocessingML, I...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 02/19/2009

Reusable Methods for Manipulating Paragraphs in WordprocessingML

In a previous post, I showed you guys the easy way to merge multiple Word documents into one final...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 02/13/2009

Removing Comments from a Wordprocessing Document Programmatically

One of the more common scenarios related to a Wordprocessing document is the need to sanitize a...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 02/06/2009

Traversing in the Open XML DOM

For the past few posts, I have been concentrating on showing you guys solutions to real world...

Author: I'm Brian Jones Date: 01/28/2009

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