Office Development : Open XML SDK 2.0 for Microsoft Office available for download

After almost two years and involved the release of four Technical Previews, Zeyad announced the worldwide availability of the Open XML SDK 2.0 for Microsoft Office. The Open XML SDK plays an integral part in creating Office document solutions that work on the client or server. The Open XML SDK allows you to create, consume, and manipulate Open XML files without needing to automate Office client applications.

Download the Open XML SDK 2.0 for Microsoft Office:
This download provides strongly typed part and content classes for use with Office 2007 & Office 2010 Open XML documents. https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c6e744e5-36e9-45f5-8d8c-331df206e0d0

Please note:

• Open XML SDK 2.0 is freely redistributable by any solution provider implementing the formats
• Office applications are not required to use the Open XML SDK 2.0, and no software purchase is required.
• Developers can freely use the Open XML SDK to build document processing solutions for Microsoft Office files and for other implementations of the IS29500 standard

If you want learn more about Open XML SDK, then i would recommend to try with Brian Jones related articles (a lot of real world scenarios/solutions that are built with the SDK). Apart from this, here is a summary of links that will help you learn more about the Open XML SDK:

• MSDN

  • Open XML Developer Center

    • This site is your one-stop shop for finding all information related to Open XML and the Open XML SDK

  • Office Developer Center

  • Office Visual-How-To sites

  • An overview of Open XML SDK 2.0 for Microsoft Office

  • Class Library References

  • Microsoft Office File Format Documents

• YouTube Videos

  • The Open XML SDK Productivity Tool
  • Using the Open XML SDK to add repeating data to a PowerPoint Deck
  • Programmatically embedding an Excel spreadsheet into a Word document
  • Leveraging the Power of Word Automation Services and the Open XML SDK
  • Document Assembly: Merging Excel, PowerPoint, and Word Content Together
  • Extending the Reach of Excel Services with the Open XML SDK
  • Open XML SDK + Office Services: Better Together
  • Add Custom UI to Word Documents with the Open XML SDK
  • Programmatically Embedding a PDF into a Word Document
  • Import SmartArt From Ppt To Word
  • Retrieve Word Content Based on Styles

• Forum & Blogs

  • https://openxmldeveloper.org/ - A place to learn and share more about Open XML Formats, news, information, and getting questions answered
  • https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/oxmlsdk - A discussion forum for developer topics related to the Open XML Format SDK
  • https://blogs.msdn.com/ericwhite/ - Eric White's blog that focuses on Open XML and SharePoint development. This blog contains a lot of rich information on the Open XML file formats as well as sample code related to the Open XML SDK

• Conference Presentations

  • Open XML SDK + Office Services Presentation at PDC
  • Deep Dive Open XML and the Open XML SDK Presentation at SPC