Microsoft 365 Developer Blog

Visio 2010 Connectivity API

August 24, 2018 Aug 24, 2018 08/24/18

Visio team

In this blog post, we introduce the new Visio 2010 methods used for working with connected diagrams. Then we will see these methods in action by doing a visual walk-through of a program that manipulates a flowchart.

Intelligent Diagrams in Visio

August 24, 2018 Aug 24, 2018 08/24/18

Visio team

This is the sixth topic in a series discussing the essential features that make up the Visio application.

Managed Access to Microsoft Graph Data in Private Preview

August 16, 2018 Aug 16, 2018 08/16/18

Office Add-ins team

We’re pleased to announce that we are expanding the focus of the Managed Access to Microsoft Graph Data preview, announced this spring at our Build 2018 conference, to include scenarios for Enterprises as well as ISVs.

SharePoint Development Community (PnP) – August 2018 update

August 14, 2018 Aug 14, 2018 08/14/18

SharePoint team

SharePoint Dev Ecosystem / SharePoint Patterns and Practices (PnP) August 2018 update is out with a summary of the latest guidance, samples, and solutions from SharePoint engineering or from the community for the community. This article is a summary of all the different areas and topics around SharePoint Dev ecosystem during the past month.

Introduction to SharePoint Server 2019 Preview Development Platform

August 13, 2018 Aug 13, 2018 08/13/18

SharePoint team

SharePoint Server 2019 Preview was announced on 24th of July in Microsoft Tech Community. Announcement blog post covered the key platform capabilities from the end user and administrative perspective, but as it did not cover key changes from the development perspective, we wanted to provide this blog post around covering some additional details, which would be relevant for architects and developers.

Site Scripts & Site Designs – Summer 2018 Update

August 8, 2018 Aug 8, 2018 08/8/18

SharePoint team

As we move into summer, we are pleased to announce the availability of additional Site Script actions and capabilities for Site Designs. These new actions are designed to facilitate the programmatic configuration of common site settings and elements – and can be applied both manually through PowerShell or integrated into the SharePoint Online self-service site creation experience.

New SharePoint CSOM version released for SharePoint Online – July 2018

August 6, 2018 Aug 6, 2018 08/6/18

SharePoint team

We are happy to announce the availability of new SharePoint Client-Side Object Model (CSOM) version targeted for the Office 365 or more specifically for SharePoint and Project Online. This was mainly a small maintenance release with minimal updates on the CSOM API surface. The July 2018 release was delayed until early August due small timing issues.

2018 Office App Awards-Nominations now open

August 2, 2018 Aug 2, 2018 08/2/18

Office Add-ins team

Across the Office platform, we’ve seen an amazing set of new applications developed, spanning from Office-integrated mobile applications, to new SharePoint web parts, to bots and integrations. We’d love to feature some of the best applications and integrations you’ve seen, but we need your help.

DevTools now accessible from the Microsoft Teams Desktop Client

July 26, 2018 Jul 26, 2018 07/26/18

Microsoft Teams team

You can now access browser DevTools on the Microsoft Teams desktop client (both Mac and Windows). Read this post for more information.

Upcoming changes to Exchange Web Services (EWS) API for Office 365

July 19, 2018 Jul 19, 2018 07/19/18

Office Add-ins team

Over the last few years, we have been investing in services that help developers access information in Office 365 in a simple and intuitive way. As we make progress on this journey , some technologies become obsolete and  they no longer provide the best way to interact with Office 365 data. Today we are sharing our plans for the roadmap of Exchange Web Services (EWS) and the planned deprecation of Basic Auth access for EWS in October 13th, 2020.