{"id":4273,"date":"2012-10-04T15:48:08","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T15:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/visualstudioalm\/2012\/10\/04\/alm-rangers-ship-the-first-version-of-team-foundation-server-word-add-in\/"},"modified":"2022-07-22T01:29:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T09:29:55","slug":"alm-rangers-ship-the-first-version-of-team-foundation-server-word-add-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/alm-rangers-ship-the-first-version-of-team-foundation-server-word-add-in\/","title":{"rendered":"ALM Rangers ship the first version of Team Foundation Server Word Add-in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"400\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"133\" align=\"center\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/10\/0871.image_thumb_34AD2030.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"image\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/10\/0871.image_thumb_34AD2030.png\" width=\"146\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a>\n        <\/td>\n<td width=\"133\" align=\"center\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/10\/7713.GEL-Wide-Arrow-with-Fade-cobalt_thumb_446CB534.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"GEL Wide Arrow with Fade cobalt\" border=\"0\" alt=\"GEL Wide Arrow with Fade cobalt\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/10\/7713.GEL-Wide-Arrow-with-Fade-cobalt_thumb_446CB534.png\" width=\"135\" height=\"159\" \/><\/a>\n        <\/td>\n<td width=\"133\" align=\"center\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/10\/3603.image_thumb_10C448D6.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"image\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/10\/3603.image_thumb_10C448D6.png\" width=\"140\" height=\"176\" \/><\/a>\n        <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"left\">\n  For more information on this project, please visit the TFS Word Add-In <a href=\"http:\/\/vsarword4tfs.codeplex.com\">Codeplex<\/a> project.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vsarword4tfs.codeplex.com\/releases\/view\/95631\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"image\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor;margin-right: auto;margin-left: auto;float: none\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/10\/3286.image_1B156D36.png\" width=\"240\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Coffee break with the dev lead<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rob Jarratt\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Rob Jarratt\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/10\/7317.Rob-Jarratt_thumb_071BDAA0.jpg\" width=\"97\" height=\"108\" \/> To share a bit of the human aspect of this project, we decided to ask our dev lead, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/willy-peter_schaub\/archive\/2010\/06\/18\/introducing-the-visual-studio-alm-rangers-rob-jarratt.aspx\">Rob Jarratt<\/a>, the following question: \u201cWhy have and are you investing such an amazing amount of time, passion and tenacity in this project?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rob\u2018s answer: <em>\u201cI 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. \u201c<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>What\u2019s Next?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The team is hard at work on:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Team Foundation Server 2012 Object Model based installation\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Future plans:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Bi-directional support to read and <strong>write<\/strong> to Team Foundation Server<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Please send candid feedback<\/h4>\n<p>We can\u2019t wait to hear from you, and learn more about your experience using the add-in. Here are some ways to connect with us:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask a question on the respective CodePlex <a href=\"http:\/\/vsarword4tfs.codeplex.com\/discussions\">discussion<\/a> forum. <\/li>\n<li>Contact me on my <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/willy-peter_schaub\/contact.aspx\">blog<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li>Submit a suggestion on <a href=\"http:\/\/visualstudio.uservoice.com\/\">UserVoice<\/a>, using the <strong>Rangers Project<\/strong> category tag.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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