Questions tagged [excel-web-addins]
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Why OfficeJS changed code to asynchronous automatically?
Hi I am new to JavaScript and still don't know why my code run the "console.log("ok")" before the previous code. I have read lots of articles and watched some videos but still can't find the answer. Appreciate your help!
Edited:
It is very…

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Excel Addins Version auto Update
Is there any way to auto-increment version number of Excel Add-ins when ever I publish a newer version using Visual Studio 2022, just like auto-increment for click once apps.

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Which framework to use for developing Microsoft Office 365 add-in
I am thinking to develop a Microsoft Office 365 Excel Add-in. I am working with Linux as my Operating System.
I came across Visual Studio IDE and Yeoman Generator, but Visual Studio IDE doesn't work with Linux, and Yeoman Generator works but when I…

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How to mock a worksheet with office-add-in-mock library?
Currently I'm doing a couple of POC's related with Office Addin testing and can't find documentation about how to test it.
The library documentation has only a couple of example with trivial functionalities but it's a little bit more complex and I…

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Excel Add in Shared Runtime not loading on Task Pane open
I have an excel add in having a task pane, some custom functions and dialogs. It is using shared runtime and shared runtime URL is of same page which I open in task pane.
I have some settings and based on these settings, I enable/disable some…

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Use Puppeteer in excel addin
I created a simple content addin for excel and in my js file I have this section of code:
(function () {
"use strict";
// The initialize function must be run each time a new page is loaded
Office.initialize = function (reason) {
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Why does a (simple) Office Add-In refuses to run in debug mode?
I am following the tutorial on https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/quickstarts/excel-quickstart-jquery?tabs=visualstudio
When I run the add-in from VS2022 in debug mode (F5), the add-in does not load (error "This
add-in could not be…

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How to use different manifest files for development and production Excel JS React?
I am trying to develop an office add-in and I succesfully deployed it to Azure. But for testing small iterations of my code I would like to use the localhost. So I would like to have a development environment and a production environment. Sadly the…

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How to launch Office Web Add-in from Web Application hosted on-premises?
We have built an Office Web Add-in for Excel, which renders a Web Application inside Excel Task pane.
The Web Application is hosted on-premises on IIS/ASP.NET.
We are able to launch the add-in within Excel desktop.
What network infrastructure /…

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Reposition Scroll Bar - Excel Office Add-In
I am using hide/showing/freezing columns in my Add-In and sometimes I end up with none of the 'data' columns showing. I wondered if I could reset the scroll bar to the left somehow w/ the new Excel Office-JS API?
I googled around and found nothing,…

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range.find: find next match in an excel table, using office-js
I'm trying to create a small Excel script lab example that finds all matches of a search string within a selected range.
However, unlike VBA, the range.find() method does not appear to have a way to find the next match?

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Is there any way to get selected chart (selected series, selected point) in Office.JS
I have a lot of VBA/VSTO excel addins based on ability to define user's selected chartobjects, such as chart, series and point. Is there analog of function getSelectedRange but for chartobject in Office JS API. Thanks
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VersionOverrides in manifest breaks excel add-in on Excel desktop but not 365
I am trying to create an add-in for excel, and everything works great with excel online, however when trying to make it work for excel desktop, it only works when commenting out all the markup in VersionOverrides. Any ideas why this is…

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How To Prevent converting text string to number in office js
Ex: 101.01 is the string value but when data is added to the table it is converted to 101,01 (European number format) but in Excel it is displayed as text format, but the value is changed to (101.01 -> 101.01). How to prevent this in office js excel…

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Two Custom Ribbon Tabs In Same Office Add-In - Excel Javascript
I'm trying to build a second tab in my Excel Add-In and I can't get it to work. I've basically duplicated my first tab and if I delete either tab, they show, but I can't get both to show together. Is it possible for an Office Add-In to have more…

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