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File Storage Management Addin

Challenge

While using Office Apps (Word, PowerPoint and Excel), you can save your file in one place at a time. However, you could possibly face data loss if uncertainties such as system crash, hard drive failure, etc. occur. Hence, you have to maintain proper backups to save your data.

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Technology Used

Technology
.NET Framework 4.6.1 (C#), WPF, VSTO

Programming Languages

Technology
XML files

Data Storage Mechanism

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VSTO Add-In for Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Type

Technology
Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Office Support

Technology
2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019

Version

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32-bit, 64-bit

Edition

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The solution comprises the following features:

  • Setting eight different paths to save files – The Add-in allows users to set eight different paths for saving the files which include Google Drive, Dropbox, Gmail, network paths, and local paths.

  • Auto-save the files – The user can enable autosave with a certain time interval. At the specified time interval, it will simply auto-save your file at the mentioned paths.

  • The shared setting for all three Office Applications – Settings between Word, Excel and PowerPoint can be shared so that the user does not have to configure each application separately.

  • Detects USB storage – It detects if the USB storage is connected with one click and sets it as a path.

  • Detects Dropbox – It detects the Dropbox folder and sets it as a path.

     

  • Keeping a history of files – If this option is enabled, it will create a copy of a file with a time-stamp at every interval, so that users can track the changes in the file.

  • Mail settings – Configuration of the mail SMTP server, port, username and password for sending the mail (if one of the paths is set to an e-mail address).

image Conclusion/Results

iFour Technolab USA. Inc. has provided a unique solution in the form of a VSTO Add-In to backup files at different locations with one click. Moreover, the auto-save feature saves your day when you forget to save a file by automatically saving it on specified locations. This VSTO Add-In is easy to configure. The user needs to provide paths, which can be either local or in the network, by clicking on the Settings option of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

 

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