This Power Tool is a Visual Studio add-in that provides an easy way to parse and edit Open Packaging Conventions files, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio documents. This Power Tool enables you to do the following tasks:
- Open any Open XML Package file or XPS Package file directly in Visual Studio 2010SP1/2012/2013/2015
- Browse the contents of Package files in a tree view
- Open any XML part directly in Visual Studio's rich XML editor
- Add or remove parts and relationships directly in the user interface
- Import and export part contents to and from files
- Detect when a Package file that is opened in Visual Studio is modified externally. The Power Tool prompts the user to reload the file without having to close any open XML part editors
- Create new Office Packages from a set of templates using Visual Studio's File > New dialog
The project is designed to be edited in VS2010SP1, but can be one-way converted to VS2012, VS2013 or 2015.
To compile this Visual Studio add-on you need the [SDK for Visual Studio 2010 SP1] (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21835). If you are getting mysterious errors about loading the csproj, you most likely haven't installed the SDK.
The compiled version of this Power Tool is available for [download on the Visual Studio Gallery] (http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/450a00e3-5a7d-4776-be2c-8aa8cec2a75b) - please note that currently downloadable VSIX version does not support VS2015; update is in progress.