Chapter 4 -- Application Development

You can create custom solutions using a variety of Microsoft development tools. The most widely used development tools are included in Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office suites.

Visual Studio 97 is a comprehensive suite for creating multitier applications and Web applications, and for integrating client/server and Internet technologies.

Microsoft Office allows developers to create, manage, and distribute powerful solutions quickly.

This lesson describes the components of Visual Studio and provides guidelines for choosing the appropriate Visual Studio development tool. It also describes the components of the Microsoft Office suite and explains how to use Visual Basic for Applications to customize Office solutions.

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After this lesson you will be able to

• Describe the components of Microsoft Visual Studio.
• Determine the appropriate Visual Studio development tool for a given business scenario.

Estimated lesson time 100 minutes

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