The labs included in this download provide hands-on practice with developing Microsoft Excel solutions using Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office. In these labs you will learn how to use host controls, program the actions pane, create smart tags, and bind data from a SQL Server database to host controls and controls on the actions pane.

There are three labs:

Lab 1 – Connecting Data and Controls in an Excel Workbook

Lab 2 – Using Controls in the Actions Pane

Lab 3 – Connecting Data in an Excel Workbook and Actions Pane

Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Hands-on Labs for Excel 2003