Apps for Office and SharePoint blog
The official Microsoft blog for cloud app model developers of Office and SharePoint
Announcement: Apps for Office and SharePoint blog has moved
This is the final Apps for Office and SharePoint blog post. We've moved to the Office Developer...
Date: 07/22/2014
.NET and JavaScript Libraries for Office 365 APIs, Available in Preview
You can now access the Office 365 REST APIs from .NET and JavaScript, using a new set of client...
Date: 05/12/2014
Using Office 365 APIs in your MVC and Windows 8.1 Applications – Part II
UPDATE 5/12/2014 - A new preview is available. You can now access the Office 365 APIs using client...
Date: 04/23/2014
Cross-post from the Exchange dev blog: Customizing the compose experience with mail apps for Outlook
On 3/27, Andrew Salamatov published Customizing the compose experience with mail apps for Outlook....
Date: 03/31/2014
Office 365 for Developers at //build 2014
Come see us at this year’s //build conference as we take you on a journey through the latest updates...
Date: 03/28/2014
Integrating documents into cloud business apps
Documents are critical pieces of information in many business applications. That’s why we added...
Date: 03/18/2014
New release: Modern Trend app for Excel
The Microsoft ecoSystem group is pleased to announce the free Modern Trend app for Excel. It is now...
Date: 03/14/2014
Announcing Office 365 API Tools for Visual Studio — Preview
UPDATE 5/12/2014 - A new preview is available. You can now access the Office 365 APIs using client...
Date: 03/12/2014
How to build a cloud business app with SAP data
Visual Studio 2013 introduced a new project template for Office 365 Cloud Business App to enable...
Date: 03/11/2014
Office Web Widgets—Experimental
At SharePoint Conference, we announced a couple of experimental UI widgets to help you build apps...
Date: 03/07/2014
UserVoice: Your Feedback in Our Products
In October 2013, we launched the Office and SharePoint developer UserVoice, which allowed us to get...
Date: 03/06/2014
Showcase apps with real world code samples
This week we published a new type of content called showcase apps. Are you looking for a 30,000 foot...
Date: 03/05/2014
New content for SharePoint developers: Infographics!
In this post, learn about the new infographics that visually explain many aspects of SharePoint...
Date: 03/05/2014
Introducing: The SharePoint and VBA Code Analyzer
Learn about a tool that analyzes your SharePoint full-trust code solutions and Office add-ins and...
Date: 03/04/2014
Overview of SharePoint Conference 2014 and new content for developers
The SharePoint Conference 2014 (SPC14) this week in Las Vegas is an exciting time for Office and...
Date: 03/03/2014
Vote for the SharePoint Conference App Awards – People’s Choice!
UPDATE 2/20/2014: Preliminary voting is done, and we have 4 finalists! It’s time for you to...
Date: 02/20/2014
Quick steps to drive more downloads (Updated)
The Office Store is officially one year old! We’d like to share some pointers that will help...
Date: 02/17/2014
Publishing apps for Office and SharePoint to Windows Azure Websites
Windows Azure Websites are a great hosting platform for a variety of applications – and your app can...
Date: 01/15/2014
Calling all SharePoint Conference 2014 attendees!
If you’re attending the SharePoint Conference this year, do not miss the Design Time sessions!...
Date: 01/09/2014
New release: Package Tracker for Outlook 2013 and Outlook Web App
The Microsoft ecoSystem group is pleased to announce the free app Package Tracker for Outlook 2013...
Date: 12/12/2013
Manage OAuth2.0 access tokens with Sina Weibo service
An app for Office often accesses external resources such as search results, blog posts, and videos....
Date: 12/11/2013
Enable app SideLoading in your non-developer site collection
Visual Studio allows developers to sideload apps for development and test use only. In this post,...
Date: 12/10/2013
App Showcase: My SharePoint Sites from QuePort
Sometimes, a simple tweak can make navigating a website so much easier. Thomas Herbst, a developer...
Date: 11/20/2013
SharePoint Conference 2014 – Cloud Developer Skills Jumpstart
This year, an MVP will conduct an all-day pre-conference training focusing on the key developer...
Date: 11/19/2013
Get and present Excel data appropriately
This article describes the importance of data format in extracting and visualizing Excel data using...
Date: 11/18/2013
All About Newsfeeds With Your Cloud Business App
Cloud Business Apps in Visual Studio 2013 allow you to easily integrate with SharePoint and use the...
Date: 11/14/2013
Announcing the new SharePointContext helper in Apps for SharePoint 2013
In Visual Studio 2013, a new SharePointContext helper is available for app for SharePoint projects....
Date: 11/07/2013
Add a proxy for on-cloud services that don’t support security communication
In this article, we describe how to add a proxy for those public APIs that don’t support secure...
Date: 11/06/2013
Using the Person Business Type in Cloud Business Apps
The Person business type is a feature of the new Cloud Business App project introduced in Visual...
Date: 11/05/2013
Building a Cloud Business App: Kudos
Office 365 is an ideal business app platform providing a core set of services expected in today’s...
Date: 10/31/2013
Debugging SharePoint 2013 workflows using Visual Studio 2013
Learn about the new tools for remotely debugging workflows in Visual Studio 2013. In Office...
Date: 10/30/2013
Announcing the new https://dev.office.com
We continue to make progress in unifying our platform and providing one consistent experience for...
Date: 10/29/2013
Announcing Visual Studio 2013 RTM
Visual Studio 2013 RTM is now available for download! This release brings you the latest set...
Date: 10/17/2013
Tips to develop a great mail app for Office
This article shares tips for developing mail apps in time zone conversion, secure (https) data...
Date: 10/16/2013
New release: People Graph and Wikipedia apps for Office
The Microsoft ecoSystem group is pleased to announce two free apps the People Graph app v1.1 for...
Date: 10/10/2013
Share your feedback for the Office Developer Platform in the new UserVoice site
We are excited to announce that the Office and SharePoint Developer Platform team has launched a new...
Date: 10/09/2013
Apps for Office and SharePoint Contest Winner: Mind-O-Mapper from Repoint Technologies
Since the introduction of the app model, we’ve seen some great apps that showcase what the platform...
Date: 10/08/2013
Use SharePoint permission management to create various roles in an app for SharePoint
This article describes how to leverage SharePoint 2013 permission management to create different...
Date: 09/25/2013
Use the SharePoint hidden list to store configuration data for an app part instance
In this article, we explain a method to store configuration data by using a SharePoint hidden list....
Date: 09/19/2013
Step-by-step: Sending email messages from a workflow in an app for SharePoint 2013
The blog post on SharePoint Workflow Development with Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2012...
Date: 09/18/2013
Learn how to write Apps for Office code interactively with the API Tutorial for Office
The API Tutorial for Office teaches you how to get started writing code for an app for Office. The...
Date: 09/11/2013
Use two-domain design for more secure communication with external content
In this article, we use the Wikipedia app for Office to show how to communicate between two domains...
Date: 09/10/2013
Run an app for Office consistently in different browsers
Apps for Office can run in different browsers, such as Internet Explorer 9 and 10, Firefox, Chrome,...
Date: 09/02/2013
Use Visual Studio 2012 to debug JavaScript code outside the running project
In this article, we will share a Visual Studio debugging tip for debugging JavaScript files that are...
Date: 08/30/2013
New resources--using Office Open XML in apps for Word
The JavaScript API for Office (Office.js) provides a way for developers to manipulate rich content...
Date: 08/28/2013
Writing data from apps to Office documents
Inserting content into your Office documents is an important part of the app model. In this post,...
Date: 08/28/2013