How to Articles - Addins - Part # 2

How to apply Windows XP themes to Office COM add-ins
Explains how to select and apply Windows XP colors schemes to customize the appearance of COM add-ins for Visio 2003. Includes sample Visual C++ 6.0 codes and Visual Studio .NET codes.

The types of files and add-ins that the security level settings can affect in Office 2003 and in Office 2007
Explains that the security level settings in Office can affect some types of files and add-ins. This article also describes some exceptions to the security settings in FrontPage 2003, Word 2003, and Excel 2003.

Description of the Very High security setting in Office 2003
Describes the new Very High macro security setting that you can use to prevent all Com Add-ins, Smart Tag DLLs, and macros from running automatically in Office 2003.