I'm showing a custom task pane in an excel VSTO add-in, I'm building it and showing it as thus: var ctrl = new CellTaskPane(); var pane = CustomTaskPanes.Add(ctrl, "Custom Sheet"); pane.DockPositi...

I have a CustomTaskPane in my VSTO project that I can show/hide using .Visible = true/false property. However it's an ordinary showing/hiding element with no animation whatsoever. However the "Sma...

I'm developing a Word 2007-2010 addin using VSTO in Visual Studio 2008. In my addin, I need a custom task pane for each open word document. Basically, I need to create a task pane for each document...

I've successfully implemented the Microsoft sample "Walkthrough: Synchronizing a Custom Task Pane with a Ribbon Button" found here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb608590.aspx Initially ...

The JXTaskPane used in Java Swing has a title bar. There is a expand/shrink button in it. I would like to be able to add my own actions in the titlebar that would appear beside the expand/shrink bu...

I'm making an Excel Add-in which has a CustomTaskPane. On load I try to set the dockposition, height and width of the custom taskpane. Setting these properties executes almost immediately on Excel2...

I am just starting out with a Word VSTO Add-in. I want to add a group to the ribbon, which has a button to toggle a custom task pane. I want each document to have it's own independent task pane. I ...

I am trying to create a simple MS Word addin (mostly to explore functionality). The addin adds a Custom Task Pane, and group in the Ribbon. The Ribbon controls include a checkbox to control the vis...

Arr, I am stuck! I'm writing an Excel add-in that opens up a custom task pane (it's a data analysis tool type of thing). In the interest of productivity I want to enable the user to drag an object...