Open XML Format SDK 1.0

Brief Description

This download provides strongly typed part classes for use with Open XML documents. A more recent version (Open XML SDK 2.0 for Microsoft Office) is available. See the link in the Overview section.

Overview

Note: A more recent version is available. See the Open XML SDK 2.0 for Microsoft Office.

The 2007 Microsoft® Office system introduces a new file format that is based on XML called Open XML Formats. Microsoft Office Word 2007, Microsoft Office Excel® 2007, and Microsoft Office PowerPoint® 2007 all use these formats as the default file format.

Open XML formats are useful for developers because they are an open standard and are based on well-known technologies: ZIP and XML. Microsoft provides a library for accessing these files as part of the WinFX technologies in the System.IO.Packaging namespace.

The Open XML Format SDK is built on top of the System.IO.Packaging API and provides strongly typed part classes to manipulate Open XML documents.

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System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003; Windows Vista; Windows XP Service Pack 2

This download works with the following Office applications:
- Microsoft Office Excel 2007
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
- Microsoft Office Word 2007

This download also requires the following:

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0
Up to 3 MB of available disk space

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Instructions

To install this download:

Download the file by clicking the Download link (above) and saving the file to your hard disk.
Double-click the OpenXMLSDK.msi program file on your hard disk to start the setup program.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

Notes: If Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is not already installed on the machine, the set-up wizard asks you to install .NET Framework 3.0 first. The default path of the SDK is %systemdrive%\Program Files\2007 Office System Developer Resources\OpenXMLSDK\[SDK Version No]\.

Instructions for use:
Once you have installed this download, you can use this reference to develop custom solutions based on the Open XML file formats.

Removal of this download:

On the Start menu, point to Settings and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
In the list of currently installed programs, select program name here and then click Remove or Add/Remove. If a dialog box appears, follow the instructions to remove the program.
Click Yes or OK to confirm that you want to remove the program.