Office add-in ribbon button

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I'm trying out the new style JavaScript based office add-ins and can't see how I can add the add-in launcher button to the ribbon. I know that Command add-ins which can add tabs etc are not released yet, I'm just talking about a button that will launch my add-in.

It's a TaskPaneApp.

It seems to be possible because (in my version of office 16 at least) I can see that under the Insert tab, Wikipedia add-in has it own button in the Add-In group.

Currently I've just added a Shared Drive as a trusted location and am launching the app from there. As this is an internal app, it's likely to stay there.

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Thanks

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ms-officeadd-inoffice-addins

2 Answers

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You just need to add some elements to your manifest file: https://msdn.microsoft.com/EN-US/library/office/mt621545.aspx

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Make sure you are using the latest version of Word, Excel or PowerPoint; it must be 16 or higher.

Also, make sure to use HTTPS requests.

The XML manifest is super sensitive.

Look for closing /> for all the tags, because you might be missing them somewhere.

You could also use this NPM module which is supported by Microsoft to validate your XML file.