Text module system

TextEngine text module system for Microsoft Word

Create Word documents using text modules and save time and money

eWorks has developed the text module solution "TextEngine" as an add-in for Microsoft Word 2003, 2007 and 2010 to simplify and accelerate the generation of any Word document.

Unlike template systems, TextEngine allows both the composition of new Word documents and the revision of existing Word documents with the help of individual "building blocks", which can be created once and reused as often as required. Each module contains text paragraphs and graphics, formatting, tables and even complex sub-documents. A placeholder mechanism makes it possible to embed variable text fragments, such as a recipient address or a delivery date, which are interactively requested and filled in at the time of document generation. In this way, both simple text documents such as letters or certificates can be created as Word or PDF documents, as well as complex and multimedia documents such as manuals or concept papers: at lightning speed and at the touch of a button.

TextEngine manages an unlimited number of text modules such as Word documents with text and graphics, Excel tables, PNG / JPEG graphics, other Office documents (e.g. Word Perfect), and many more. The text modules can be in portrait or landscape format, DIN A3/4/5 and any other page format, and can also be supported by document templates with style sheets. To maintain clarity, text module snippets can be arranged in meaningfully named "categories", which can be nested within one another as required.

The TextEngine system is installed using a simple Windows installation program, and the software can be used within a few minutes. The integration into Word is carried out as usual via the toolbar or "ribbon" in the Word menu, the operation of the application is self-explanatory and intuitive. A settings dialog allows you to adapt TextEngine to your own requirements, e.g. to define several text module repositories for workgroups / teams with different responsibilities and access rights. Especially for use in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), TextEngine also offers the option of being installed and used on a single workstation as well as via LAN on the intranet and via WAN / VPN on the extranet (e.g. from a home office, for external freelancers or for field staff).

TextEngine was programmed using Microsoft Visual Studio and C# under .NET. The integration as a plug-in in Microsoft Office takes place via VSTO, without the use of VBA and macros. TextEngine does not require a high-maintenance database, but instead stores categories and text modules directly in the file system: in an easy-to-understand structure of folders, subfolders and text module files. Installation can be carried out via SETUP or "XCOPY deployment", so maintenance costs are minimal.

Since going live, TextEngine has optimized document creation with numerous advantages: it saves working time by reusing frequently used content, it allows better process delegation within the team, it simplifies compliance with corporate design and corporate identity guidelines (CD/CI), it enables consistently high document quality (even under time pressure) and also reduces the error rate during document creation - while at the same time significantly lowering process costs.

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Used technologies

.NET
C#
Microsoft Office

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