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With add-ins, you automate tasks by adding commands to perform the tasks. You can also add toolbar buttons and key sequences to carry out the commands — giving them the same ease of use as other commands in the Visual C++ environment.

To create an add-in, you can use Visual C++ or Visual Basic. If you use Visual C++, you can employ the Developer Studio Add-in Wizard, which will do most of the work for you.

What do you want to know more about?

Designing add-ins

The process for creating add-ins

The results of the Developer Studio Add-in Wizard

What do you want to do?

Create an add-in using Visual C++

Create an add-in using Visual Basic

Build the DLL for an add-in

Connect an add-in to Developer Studio

Carry out add-in commands

Disconnect an add-in from Developer Studio