#Office add in tutorial install#
#Office add in tutorial code#

FunctionFile/Functions.js: The code that is invoked when the add-in command buttons are clicked.

FunctionFile/Functions.html: An empty HTML file to load Functions.js for clients that support add-in commands.

command-demo-manifest.xml: The manifest file for the add-in.

Notice that the add-in has placed new buttons on the command ribbon.

Open an existing message (either in the reading pane or in a separate window).

Open Outlook 2016 and connect to the email account where you installed the add-in.

You should see a success message: You've added an add-in for Outlook. On the confirmation screen, you will see a warning that the add-in is not from the Office Store and hasn't been verified by Microsoft. In the add-in list, click the + icon and choose Add from a file.Д¬lick Browse and browse to the command-demo-manifest.xml file on your development machine. In the left-hand navigation, expand General, then click Manage add-ins. If there is not a menu item called Manage integrations, follow these steps: If there is a menu item called Manage integrations, follow these steps:Д¬lick the text Click here to add a custom add-in, then choose Add from file.Д«rowse to the command-demo-manifest.xml file on your development machine. Click on the gear icon in the upper-right corner. Logon to your email account with a browser at either (for Office 365), or (for ).

#Office add in tutorial install#

Once you install and restart your browser, you should be able to browse to with no errors. If you continue to the page in the browser, most browsers allow you to view and install the certificate. Open your browser and go to If you are prompted that 'there is a problem with this website's security certificate' (IE or Edge), or that 'the site's security certificate is not trusted' (Chrome), you need to add the certificate to your trusted root certification authorities. In order for Outlook to load the add-in, the SSL certificate used by gulp-webserver must be trusted.Run gulp serve-static to start a web server in the current directory.

Open your command prompt in the directory where the package.json file is installed and run npm install.Replace all instances of with the HTTPS URL of the directory where you uploaded the files in the previous step. Open command-demo-manifest.xml in a text editor.Upload the AllPropsView, Assets, FunctionFile, InsertTextPane, NoCommands, and RestCaller directories to a directory on your web server.Outlook 2016, which is part of the Office 2016 Preview.Д¬opy the add-in files to a web server.An Office 365 email account or an email account.The server must be able to accept SSL-protected requests (https) and have a valid SSL certificate. A web server to host the sample files.In order to run this sample, you will need the following: The Add-in Command Demo add-in uses the commands model for Outlook add-ins to add buttons to the ribbon.