Add Syncfusion® DOCX Editor SDK Reference for WPF Application

9 Dec 20253 minutes to read

Syncfusion® DOCX Editor SDK Reference Manager is an Add-In for WPF application. It adds the Syncfusion® DOCX Editor SDK assembly reference to the project, either from the GAC location or Essential Studio® installed location. It can also migrate the projects that contain the old versions of the Syncfusion® assembly reference to newer or specific versions of the Syncfusion® assembly reference.

NOTE

This Syncfusion® DOCX Editor SDK Reference Manager can be applied to a project for Syncfusion® assembly version 32.1.19 and later.

Follow the given steps to add the Syncfusion® DOCX Editor SDK Reference Manager in Visual Studio:

Before use the Syncfusion® DOCX Editor SDK Reference Manager, check whether the Syncfusion® DOCX Editor SDK Extensions - Syncfusion® installed or not in Visual Studio Extension Manager by clicking on the Tools -> Extensions and Updates -> Installed for Visual Studio 2022 or later by clicking on the Extensions -> Manage Extensions -> Installed.If this extension not installed, please install the extension by follow the steps from the download and installation help topic.

  1. Open a new or existing WPF application.

  2. To open Syncfusion® DOCX Editor SDK Reference Manager Wizard, follow either one of the options below:

    Option 1:
    Click Syncfusion® Menu and choose Essential Studio® for Syncfusion® DOCX Editor SDK > Add Syncfusion® DOCX Editor SDK Reference Manager….

    Syncfusion DOCX Editor SDK Reference Manager via Syncfusion Menu

    Option 2:
    Right-click the selected WPF project file from Solution Explorer, then select Syncfusion® DOCX Editor SDK Reference Manager… from Context Menu. The following screenshot shows this option in Visual Studio.

    Syncfusion DOCX Editor SDK Reference Manager add-in

  3. The Syncfusion® DOCX Editor SDK Reference Manager Wizard will be loaded.

    DOCX Editor SDK Reference Manger Wizard

    Choose Theme: Choose the required Theme options which is enabled only for WPF application from the dropdown.

    Theme option in Syncfusion DOCX Editor SDK Reference Manger

    Assembly From: Choose the assembly location, either from NuGet packages, the build installed location, or by using the GAC location.

    NOTE

    The installed location and GAC option will be available only when the Syncfusion® DOCX Editor SDK setup has been installed.

    Assembly location option in Syncfusion DOCX Editor SDK Reference Manger

    Version: Choose the installed build version to add the corresponding version assemblies to the project.

    Assembly location option in Syncfusion DOCX Editor SDK Reference Manger

  4. click Done to add the required DOCX Editor SDK assemblies for the selected control into the project. The following screenshot shows the list of required DOCX Editor SDK assemblies for the control to be added.

    Syncfusion DOCX Editor SDK Reference Manager new assemblies add information dialog

  5. Click OK. The listed Syncfusion® assemblies are added to project. Then it notifies “Syncfusion® DOCX Editor SDK assemblies have been added successfully” in Visual Studio status bar.

  6. Then, Syncfusion® licensing registration required message box will be shown, if you installed the trial setup or NuGet packages since Syncfusion® introduced the licensing system from 2018 Volume 2 (v16.2.0.41) Essential Studio® release. Navigate to the help topic, which is shown in the licensing message box to generate and register the Syncfusion® license key to your project. Refer to this blog post for understanding the licensing changes introduced in Essential Studio®.

    Syncfusion license registration required information dialog in Syncfusion DOCX Editor SDK Reference Manager

NOTE

Syncfusion® provides Syncfusion® DOCX Editor SDK Reference Manager support for specific .NET Framework, which is shipped (assemblies) in Syncfusion® Essential Studio® setup. So, if you try to add Syncfusion® assemblies in the project and project framework is not supported with selected Syncfusion® version assemblies, the dialog appears along with “Current build v{version} is not supported this framework v{Framework Version}” message.