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AddIn (Add-In or Add In) is a synonym for plugin - a program that is triggered by a host program allowing third party developers to manipulate or extend the hosting program.

Add-In (AddIn or Add In) is a synonym for - a program that is triggered by a host program allowing third party developers to manipulate or extend the hosting program.

Typically, whether these programs are called "addins" or "plugins" depends on the programming language and platform. For example, in they are called plugins whereas in they are called addins. Some programs also call them "addons". In any case, these programs add or extend functionality to an existing program.

In most cases the hosting program will expose an extensibility interface to the hosted code, allowing it to execute tasks.

The most used types of Add-Ins are those automating the Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook), browsers (Internet Explorer), IDEs - Visual Studio. But other non-Microsoft programs provide COM Extensibility as well (Skype, Altova software products, Photoshop, AutoCAD and many others).

In most cases the Add-Ins use COM object interfaces (that allow the Add-In code, if started from a standalone executable to instantiate the host program and then manipulate it) exposed by the hosting software.

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Is it possible to refresh WCF service reference from VS2010 addin?

I want to "simulate" the Right click/Update service reference command in a VS2010 addin. I have a reference to the containing (Silverlight...) project, I know the name of the service reference and the url of the service. I've found this:…
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DI (Autofac) in a plugin architecture: Is one separate DI container per plug-in OK?

I am trying to introduce DI (with Autofac) into an existing Windows Forms application. This application has a basic plug-in architecture where each plugin displays its own form. On startup, the application scans registered assemblies for types that…
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XML Comment Viewer Add-in for Visual Studion 2010?

Wondering if anyone knows if the feature to allow add-in's for Visual Studio 2010 xml comment viewer was cut in the final release?? What I am talking about specifically is this: I took this image from this page on MSDN…
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Incorrect async/await working, Excel events in Excel Application Level Add-in

I faced a problem with using async /await in my add-in application, I have custom task pane and user can download some data with it, so there are problems: After awaited operation completed the control is not returned to previous execution context.…
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See images in SSMS?

I was browsing around and found this blog post: http://erikej.blogspot.com/2010/04/version-3-of-exportsqlce-now-available.html (It is for a great add in if you user SQL Server CE.) On that post I saw an screen shot of SSMS with images in the…
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The macro cannot be found or has been disabled because of your Macro security settings

I am getting the error that appears in the title and I already check the security settings, I have everything enabled and the Add-in is signed. I put the screenshot of how I have the options. If I have everything enable why it can give security…
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Create outlook addin without need for admin rights

I wrote an outlook addin with some basic functionality to access a webservice and execute methods on it. Everything works like a charm, except that I can't seem to get rid of the fact that users need admin rights to install this add-in. Google…
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Get the IDs of all the controls of Office 2010 ribbon and interact with ribbon shortcut from custom Add-ins

I want to get all the controls list in the powerpoint 2010 ribbon like the one in the powerpoint option -> customize ribbon-> all commands. Furthermore, I want to interact with ribbon shortcut from custom Add-ins
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Creating an addin for Outlook using javascript

I've seen the jello-dashboard for Outlook which adds Getting Things Done (GTD) functionality to Outlook. I'm taken by the fact that it only uses javascript to do this (using extjs). Previously I thought that any add-in dev for MS products were…
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Office add-in ribbons: same tab with 2 addins

I'm trying to make two word add-ins' groups to appear in the same tab (Tools) but they both create unique tabs (there's two 'Tools' tabs). I saw this video but I'm using the Visual Designer, not XML. Can I edit the designer code in some way to…
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Inserting image content from Rest API to currently opened document in Microsoft Word

Edit: This question's text has been changed to reflect utilizing open xml code and interop. I'm trying to insert a base 64 encoded image to a Word document via a ribbon. The following code is for reproduction purposes: public partial class…
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VisualStudio 2010 - PowerShell Add-In?

Is there any PowerShell Add-Inn for VisualStudio 2010? I only found the VS Command Shell Add-In for VS 2005 and 2008 (Add-In from 2007)
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Excel COM add is not loading during startup and have to add it manually

Excel COM addin is not loading during starting up and each time I have to add it manually. After checking the File > OPtions > Add-ins > Manage -> COM addins, I see that the 'add in' is in 'Unloaded' state. Not sure how to make it automatically load…
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Updating ClickOnce VSTO AddIn from within the Office itself does not update the AddIn

I have a button on a ribbon to check for AddIn (itself) updates Here's the code private void button1_Click(object sender, RibbonControlEventArgs e) { UpdateCheckInfo info = null; if (ApplicationDeployment.IsNetworkDeployed) { …
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Creating PowerPoint Add-Ins from VBA defined Macros

So I've created a Macro in a PowerPoint Presentation and I would like to make this Macro readily available to someone else. From what I have gathered, the best way to do this is to create an Add-in. I have come across several articles stating to do…
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