JavaScript API
An Office service that supports add-ins to interact with objects in Office client applications.
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The client will have to install Edge to get the EdgeHTML webview installed.
Can an Office Add-in run without Edge/IE installed?
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Vivian Venter
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Good Day,
We have a client that wants to run our Excel Add-in (web-based Office Add-in written with offices), however, they don't have Edge or IE installed.
They are running Version 2008 (Build 13127.21766) of Excel, which according to the documentation from Microsoft uses the EdgeHTML WebView
I know with the WebView2 runtimes you can install the runtime separately since Windows 8.1 and 10 didn't come with that runtime.
Can the same process be followed for the EdgeHTML webview, as in can we install an EdgeHTML webview runtime while not having Edge installed?
If so can someone point me into the right direction on where to get this runtime from?
JavaScript API
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Office Development
Office: A suite of Microsoft productivity software that supports common business tasks, including word processing, email, presentations, and data management and analysis.Development: The process of researching, productizing, and refining new or existing technologies.
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Rick Kirkham 261 Reputation points Microsoft Employee2022-03-02T20:13:33.127+00:00
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Darren Miller 1 Reputation point2022-02-22T23:19:05.213+00:00 The line you reference for the version of office is for Microsoft 365 versions. If they are running non subscriptions version 2008 it's not even on the list (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/concepts/browsers-used-by-office-web-add-ins) and it wouldn't support Office Add-ins since it's tool old a version of Office.
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Vivian Venter 21 Reputation points
2022-03-01T12:54:51.217+00:00 They are using Microsoft 365 (Looks like a semi-annual enterprise channel)
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Rick Kirkham 261 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2022-03-02T20:12:48.657+00:00 Just to clear up a confusion. Microsoft, unfortunately, has two ways of expressing Microsoft 365 version/builds. One syntax is 16.0.xxxxx.xxxxx, such as 16.0.12345.12345, and the other is yymm xxxxx.xxxxx. Such as 2202 12345.12345. So, 2008 (Build 13127.21766) is synonymous with 16.0.13127.21766. So, the original poster does have the correct line of the table.
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Darren Miller 1 Reputation point
2022-03-02T22:20:21.037+00:00 I seem my mistake now. I was mixing up the shortened version number "2008" with the boxed product version numbers based on the year it was shipped (like Office 2019). Sorry for the confusion.
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Vivian Venter 21 Reputation points
2022-03-03T11:58:40.047+00:00 No problem it's pretty confusing, I had to double-check as well after your comment :)
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