Full Name:
Application Manifests for Office Solutions

Short Name:
Application Manifests for Office Solutions

Type of Entity:
C#

Abstract:
An application manifest in a Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System solution is an XML file that describes assemblies that are loaded into a Microsoft Office 2003 solution. In Microsoft Office Word 2003 and Microsoft Office Excel 2003 solutions, one copy of the application manifest is embedded in the solution document, and another copy is kept on the deployment server to make it possible to update the solution easily. In Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 solutions, one copy of the application manifest is located on the client computer, and another copy is kept on the deployment server to make it possible to update the solution easily. For more information, see Deploying Word and Excel Solutions and Deploying Outlook Solutions.

MSDN Source URL:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/b3b42kha.aspx