MS Office Web Add-ins

Example - Excel Add-in

Office Web Add-in that extends Excel with an interactive task pane and custom functions.

Why are Web add-ins better than legacy solutions?

Office Add-ins are web add-ins:

They provide the following advantages over add-ins built using VBA, COM, or VSTO:

• Cross-platform support: Office Add-ins run in Office on the web, Windows, Mac, and iPad.
• Centralized deployment and distribution: Admins can deploy Office Add-ins centrally across an organization.
• Easy access via Microsoft Marketplace: You can make your solution available to a broad audience by submitting it to Microsoft Marketplace.
• Based on standard web technology: You can use any library you like to build Office Add-ins.

Which MS Office applications support Office Web Add-ins?

• Excel
• OneNote
• Outlook
• PowerPoint
• Project
• Visio
• Web