Introduction to Office client customization with add-ins

Beginner
Developer
Microsoft 365
Office Add-ins

The Office Add-ins platform enables you to extend the functionality of Office applications including Word, Outlook, and Excel. In this module, you'll explore various ways you can use add-ins to extend and interact with Office applications. The units in this module explain the add-in programming model, developer tools, how to debug, deployment options, and the capabilities available to developers who want to customize. You'll also learn how you can customize your add-in by persisting state, use Fluent UI to create productive experiences and incorporate data with Microsoft Graph.

Learning objectives

At the end of this module, you should be able to:

  • Explain how Office Add-ins extend and customize Office applications
  • Describe the development tooling, APIs, and deployment of Office Add-ins
  • Understand how to incorporate data with Microsoft Graph and extend Office applications with add-ins using the Fluent UI

Prerequisites

  • Experience using Office clients
  • Experience developing web applications
  • Experience developing web applications with JavaScript and TypeScript