emre şahin's digital garden 🍃 - add-in https://emresahin.net/tags/add-in/ Posts in the add-in tag en contact@emresahin.net (Emre Şahin) Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:46:32 +0000 Is it possible to combine Word and Outlook add-ins? 2023-03-21T21:04:00+00:00 2023-03-21T21:04:00+00:00 Emre Şahin Tue, 21 Mar 2023 21:04:00 +0000 https://emresahin.net/is-it-possible-to-combine-word-and-outlook-add-ins-/ https://emresahin.net/is-it-possible-to-combine-word-and-outlook-add-ins-/ We’re currently working on a Microsoft Word add-in in my day job. The company already has an Outlook add-in and wanted to use the same manifest file for the Word add-in. The manifest files have some keys that look similar. Although much of the content appears similar, merging them is not possible... til Software Development Microsoft Word Outlook add-in Office Microsoft 365 Manifest We’re currently working on a Microsoft Word add-in in my day job. The company already has an Outlook add-in and wanted to use the same manifest file for the Word add-in. The manifest files have some keys that look similar. Although much of the content appears similar, merging them is not possible.

There are three types of Office add-ins: Task pane, Content, and Mail. These have different schema definitions at the top of the file. Consequently, it’s not possible to combine these three different types of Office add-ins. If an add-in needs mail permissions, it cannot work in Word, and if it requires document permissions, it cannot work in Outlook.

]]> bits 1 2023-03-14T10:39:00+00:00 2023-03-14T10:39:00+00:00 Emre Şahin Tue, 14 Mar 2023 10:39:00 +0000 https://emresahin.net/bits-1/ https://emresahin.net/bits-1/ I began to explore the terrain for a Word plugin for the company I’m working at. Although there is a common format for the manifest file, Outlook and Word add-ins seem to require separate files. I haven’t seen any add-in in AppSource that serves as both a Word and an Excel add-in. Microsoft provi... bits development Microsoft Word add-in plugin API office javascript I began to explore the terrain for a Word plugin for the company I’m working at.

  • Although there is a common format for the manifest file, Outlook and Word add-ins seem to require separate files. I haven’t seen any add-in in AppSource that serves as both a Word and an Excel add-in.

  • Microsoft provides a tool called Script Lab that allows you to run arbitrary scripts and test APIs directly within Office.

  • For authentication, it is recommended to open a browser window to your web app using the Dialog API.

  • It is usually not possible to use iframes to obtain authentication tokens from the task pane or sidebar itself. See this answer for more details.

  • It is possible to add elements to the right-click menu in Word for add-in commands.

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