As you’ve read,the new Office is hereand for developers, this is an
exciting time! The ability to insert add-ins into your documents, call new
Office.js APIS, launch task panes inside your Office clients and run commands
directly from the ribbon increases the productivity of your entire team!
Add-ins now work across Office 2016 running on Windows, Office Online in your
browser, Office 2016 on the Mac (Outlook currently) and Office on the iPad. Office 2016 on Windows
introduces some new extensibility features that will roll out over the other Office
clients over time. Add-in commandsAdd-in commands provide ways to
initiate specific add-in actions from the ribbon. This lets users access
add-ins in a simple, intuitive and unobtrusive way. Because they offer
increased functionality in a seamless manner, add-in commands allow developers
to create more engaging scenarios and add-ins. Add-in commands are declared in
the add-in manifest in a new node called VersionOverrides. This node ensures
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