##Overview Add-in commands enable developers to extend the Office user interface such as the Office Ribbon to create awesome, efficient to use add-ins. Watch this channel9 video for a complete overview. The examples in this repo show you how to use add-in commands in Excel, Word and PowerPoint add-ins. If you are looking for information about the already released Add-in commands for Outlook head to http://dev.outlook.com

Here is how the samples look when running:

###Custom Tab (Simple Example)

###Excel

###Word Existing Tab

###PowerPoint

• Office Desktop: Ensure that you have the latest version of Office installed. Add-in commands require build 16.0.6769.0000 or higher. Learn how to Install the latest version of Office applications.

• Office Online: There is no additional setup.

We strongly recommend you to use one of our sample manifests as a starting point, the Simple example is a good one to get going. Once you make it work then you can start making small modifications and test your changes often. If you make modifications, use the Manifest reference as a guide. You can also validate your xml using the following XSDs

To test your add-in you must sideload it. Support for deploying directly from Visual Studio (F5) will be released soon. In the meantime you must sideload your manifest using one of the methods below.

• Office Desktop. Sideload you add-in via a network share.
  • Once side loaded you have to go to Insert>My Add-ins>Shared Folder and click the Refresh button to ensure the Add-in shows. Do this any time you need to refresh your Ribbon.
• Office Online clients. Simply go to Insert>Office Add-ins>Upload Add-in

• FAQ
• Full instructions and known issues
• Manifest reference