windowsforms-114442-build-an-application-choose-application-ui-office-inspired-ui.md
The DevExpress WinForms Controls allow you to build UIs with a look and feel inspired by Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio – as seen in the following image.
The figure below shows the elements of a typical Office-inspired app.
Use the following DevExpress controls to emulate an Office-inspired UI within your applications.
Ribbon Control + Ribbon Status Bar
Navigation Controls
Content Area Controls
Notifications
Additional Controls and Components
Use the Template Kit for WinForms to quickly create Office-inspired applications powered by DevExpress UI controls that target .NET 8+:
Outlook-Inspired ApplicationCreates a desktop (WinForms) application with a Ribbon UI-based form with a Data Grid control. The Grid is switched to the Tile View and mimics Microsoft 365 Outlook’s Compact View option.Word Processing ApplicationCreates a desktop (WinForms) application with an integrated Rich Text Editor and Ribbon UI. The application mimics Microsoft Word for editing DOCX/RTF files.Spreadsheet ApplicationCreates a desktop (WinForms) application with an integrated Spreadsheet control and Ribbon UI. The application mimics Microsoft Excel for editing XLSX/CSV files.PDF Viewer ApplicationCreates a desktop (WinForms) application with a form that hosts a PDF Viewer component and provides PDF-specific actions using the Ribbon UI.Scheduling ApplicationCreates a desktop (WinForms) application with an integrated calendar/scheduler, navigation bar, and Ribbon UI.Map ApplicationCreates a desktop (WinForms) application with a form that contains a Map Control for browsing terrain data retrieved from map services, and provides map-specific commands using the Ribbon UI.
Note
Use the DevExpress Project Template Gallery if your project targets .NET Framework.