Getting Started with the Excel XLL SDK

Applies to: Excel 2013 | Office 2013 | Visual Studio

The Microsoft Excel 2013 XLL Software Development Kit (SDK) provides information to help you get started with creating DLL add-ins for Excel 2013 that use the C API. This section provides information about the C API and also links to reference documentation to help you get started with Excel 2013 XLL development.

In this section

• Programming with the C API in Excel: Introduces the C API and discusses how it compares to other programming options in Excel 2013.

• What's New in the C API for Excel: Describes updates to the C API for Excel 2013.

• Known Issues in Excel XLL Development: Discusses issues encountered in Excel XLL programming.

Related sections

• Excel XLL SDK API Function Reference: Provides a reference for the Excel callbacks that the XLL can call, the XLL callbacks that Excel looks for, and the key functions in the sample and framework projects.