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This white paper describes the extensibility of Visual Studio.

• This white paper describes the extensibility of Visual Studio. The extensibility of Visual Studio provides numerous benefits, including the flexibility to build a broad range of solutions, accelerated development, the ability to deliver a familiar user interface, and a robust and growing ecosystem.

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File	Size
VisualStudioExtensibility.docx SHA1: 3234cb11253a212d9eca6b79fa6bdabfc06a6527	173 KB
VisualStudioExtensibility.pdf SHA1: b1fffe8b0b5f9c3b4fa8c426c9054c5c2f6423cb	302 KB
VisualStudioExtensibility.xps SHA1: 0e3a6bb994f255dbbdd8374280e87a2765d33a1c	275 KB

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• To view the Word document, you'll need a copy of Microsoft Office Word 2007, or Microsoft Word 97 or later with the free Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats.
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  To view the XPS file, you'll need Windows Vista, or the Microsoft XML Paper Specification Essentials Pack.

• Download this white paper in your choice of the following formats: Microsoft Word document (DOCX), PDF file or XPS file.