We are pleased to announce that we have released the first version (1.0.12.0622) of the Team Foundation Server Word Add-in. The add-in allows you to import work items from a Team Foundation Server Team Project and generate professional-looking Word document from TFS Work items.

For more information on this project, please visit the TFS Word Add-In Codeplex project.

Coffee break with the dev lead

To share a bit of the human aspect of this project, we decided to ask our dev lead, Rob Jarratt, the following question: “Why have and are you investing such an amazing amount of time, passion and tenacity in this project?”

Rob‘s answer: “I love building things. Seeing the things I have had a hand in building being used by other people is a special thrill, so I hope the people who download the add-in find it useful. “

What’s Next?

• The team is hard at work on:

• Team Foundation Server 2012 Object Model based installation  

• Future plans:

• Bi-directional support to read and write to Team Foundation Server

Please send candid feedback

We can’t wait to hear from you, and learn more about your experience using the add-in. Here are some ways to connect with us:

• Ask a question on the respective CodePlex discussion forum.
• Contact me on my blog.
• Submit a suggestion on UserVoice, using the Rangers Project category tag.