Microsoft Office 2003 Add-on

Most Microsoft Office users will need to use the VBA programming techniques found in Chapter 5 to access Google Web Services. However, Office 2003 users have an alternative solution that works in some cases. Microsoft is creating a new add-on for the Research Task Pane that should be available when you read this. This add-on lets you perform research on Google without ever leaving the Office environment. You can find the add-on at http://www.office.microsoft.com/ marketplace .

This add-on provides a customizable interface. Generally, you'll interact with this add-on much as you interact with the Google Web site, but you can also create a custom application to define the interface you want. You can find additional details at:

• Google Sample http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/rssdk/html/rsSamplesGoogle.asp

• Gadgetopia http://www.gadgetopia.com/2004/01/16/MicrosoftOffice2003ResearchLibrary.html

• Creating Your Own Research Service for the Microsoft Office 2003 Research Library http://www.devx.com/codemag/Article/18214?trk=DXRSS_XML

• Customizing the Microsoft Office 2003 Research Task Pane http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dno2k3ta/html/odc_customizingtheresearchpane.asp