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MSDN Windows Vista and Microsoft Office Beta Experience Newsletter No. 6, Sept. 27, 2006 
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Editorial
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Welcome to the Beta Experience newsletter for Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office system.
In this issue 3Sharp have produced some great virtual labs on MSDN.
They are built on Beta 2 and include the following:
 Creating Workflows for Windows SharePoint Services Introducing Content Types for Windows SharePoint Services Understanding the 2007 Microsoft Office System User Experience and Interface Design Programmatic Manipulation of the Microsoft Office Open XML Formats
You will need to register to run the labs but that should only take a minute.
Also in this issue we go deeper into Business Intelligence, Ted Pattison takes us step by step through configuring SharePoint for Excel Services and deploying spreadsheets. Patrick Tisseghem of U2U shows us how to use User Defined Functions in Excel Services.
For those of you who are code starved, Ted also shows us how to use WSS Events in ‘ Creating and Using Event Handlers in WSS 3.0’
Finally keep your eyes open for announcements on the Technology Refresh for Beta 2 of 2007 Microsoft Office release.
Ian Moulster
Developer & Platforms Group
Microsoft UK
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Windows Vista RC1
Amazing XAML
.NET 3.0, formerly known as WinFx, uses XAML for describing and building object graphs. Windows Presentation Foundation (aka Avalon), for example, uses XAML for building the next generation user interfaces.
In this article we will look at the XAML syntax (which is a lot more than simply XML) by building a maze sample, such as can be found in old-fashioned adventure games like Zork.
Resources
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Understand the impact that the security changes in Windows Vista may have on existing solutions and the opportunities that exist to build a new generation of secure solutions for Windows.
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Download this series of videos to view conference breakout sessions about building smart client and browser-based BI solutions leveraging a wide array of extensible capabilities, including key performance indicators, PivotTables, Web parts, and spreadsheet-based Web services.
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You are just a few clicks away from a free online test drive of the latest version of Microsoft Office programs. Take them out for a spin in this quick, easy-to-use, browser-based trial experience.
The real-time test drive does not require product installation or download of the beta—it's the fastest way to try out 2007 Microsoft Office system programs. In just minutes you can start exploring Microsoft Office through your Web browser on your own, or follow the step-by-step tutorials to experience all of its useful features.
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From the Community
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Matt Ranlett is a Senior Systems Analyst and Brendon Schwartz is a Senior Consultant, they are MVPs, co-Vice Presidents of Technology for INETA, and founders of the Atlanta .NET Regular Guys. As .NET community leaders in Atlanta, they helped create the freely available SharePoint 1,2,3! training material among many other things.
Please read their article and visit their website.
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Events
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Microsoft’s premier EMEA conference designed to provide developers with deep dive technical training, information and community resources focusing on building software solutions with Microsoft development tools. More information...
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Reach out and make a difference. Design an application on the 2007 Microsoft Office system between now and October 1, 2006 to help your favorite charity. The best applications win a share of over $160,000 in awards to help put your concept in action. Find out more here!
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Windows Vista Developer Features Beyond .NET
Windows Vista brings with it a fantastic platform for managed development, namely .NET Framework v3.0 (formerly WinFX). However, there are many new native APIs in Windows Vista that aren’t a part of .NET Framework 3.0.
In this session you will discover how you - a C# or Visual Basic developer - can take advantage of this new functionality. Alongside plenty of demos, you will learn how to make your application feel like a real extension to the Windows Vista platform, and not like a ported application that just runs on it.
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Office 2007 Developer Features - Server
The Office 2007 Servers form an exceptional platform for building and extending business applications in order to make enterprise data more accessible and business processes more efficient. See how the various server technologies work together to help you create enterprise-grade business solutions in a wide variety of forms, all from the same core platform.
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Introduction to .NET Framework 3.0 for Developers
NET Framework 3.0 - formerly WinFX - is Windows Vista's managed-code programming model, building on and extending the .NET Framework 2.0 with technologies such as the Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Workflow Foundation, and Windows CardSpace. Also available for Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003, .NET Framework 3.0 enables both developers and designers to quickly create new applications and experiences that are more reliable and secure, visually stunning, better at information management, better connected, and more collaborative
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Office 2007 Developer Features - Client
The Office 2007 Client applications provide a rich foundation for building critical business applications quickly and easily. See how the new technologies in Office 2007 give you, the developer, a huge head start in solving the business problems of your organisation
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