{"id":6019,"date":"2021-03-04T15:00:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T23:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officedevblogs.wpengine.com\/?p=6019"},"modified":"2021-03-04T15:00:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T23:00:14","slug":"whats-new-for-excel-add-ins-developers-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/whats-new-for-excel-add-ins-developers-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s new for Excel add-ins developers in 2021\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

W<\/span>e\u2019ve been amazed by the breadth and depth of <\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>solutions\u00a0<\/span>our community has\u00a0<\/span>buil<\/span>t<\/span>\u00a0on Excel<\/span>\u00a0over the years<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>When it comes to extending Excel<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Office\u00a0<\/span>A<\/span>dd-ins<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>platform\u00a0<\/span>make<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0it easy for you to get your data into the hands of\u00a0<\/span>Excel user<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>across\u00a0<\/span>Windows, Mac,\u00a0<\/span>and on the\u00a0<\/span>w<\/span>eb<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>As Tristan Davis mentioned in <\/span>his blog <\/span>post<\/span><\/a> on January 27 this year, our team is invested in\u00a0<\/span>helping<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>you\u00a0<\/span>build<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>your\u00a0<\/span>own capabilities\u00a0<\/span>into<\/span>\u00a0software<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>used by millions of people worldwide.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This year,<\/span>\u00a0we\u2019re focus<\/span>ed<\/span> on\u00a0<\/span>the following to further enhance your development experience:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Building\u00a0<\/span>upon\u00a0<\/span>a powerful<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>foundation through<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>WebView2<\/span>\u00a0Control<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Contextual\u00a0<\/span>r<\/span>ibbon\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>abs<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>s<\/span>hortcut keys<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to enhance the use<\/span>r experience of your data<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. New APIs<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>like\u00a0<\/span>AddFr<\/span>om<\/span>Base64<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0simplify your development.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Enabling users<\/span>\u00a0to collaborate with your data\u00a0<\/span>in Excel\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the web\u00a0<\/span>through Microsoft Teams.\u00a0<\/span>W<\/span>e\u2019re investing in making the\u00a0<\/span>d<\/span>ialog\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>s<\/span>ingle\u00a0<\/span>s<\/span>ign\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>APIs<\/span>\u00a0work\u00a0<\/span>seamlessly<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>that context<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0ensuring\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>your add-ins can be fully deployed<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Improving performance,\u00a0<\/span>specifically for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>custom functions<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Building<\/span>\u00a0comm<\/span>unity<\/span>–<\/span>inspired\u00a0<\/span>patterns and practices such as the\u00a0<\/span>Open in Excel<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/span>share state and run code on doc open<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>patterns<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Patterns and Practices is an open-source community program where\u00a0<\/span>anyone\u00a0<\/span>can jump in and help deliver content<\/span>\u00a0and code samples<\/span>\u00a0for the Office Add-in developer community.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    P<\/span>artner solutions<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

    I<\/span>n our “W<\/span>hat\u2019s new for Excel” <\/span>Ignite video<\/span><\/a>, we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>highlighted<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>some\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>partners that we\u2019ve engaged with<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>shared<\/span> some great demos from the Oracle SmartView team. The following are some of the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>organizations<\/span> that are part of our <\/span>amazing\u00a0<\/span>and growing\u00a0<\/span>developer community<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"A<\/p>\n

    In upcoming\u00a0<\/span>posts<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>you\u2019ll hear<\/span>\u00a0from\u00a0<\/span>your fellow\u00a0<\/span>developers like\u00a0<\/span>Sheetgo<\/span>, Vena Solutions, FactSet, SAP, Infor, KPMG<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Refinitive<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Jedox<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and more.\u00a0<\/span>They<\/span>\u2019ll<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>tell you<\/span>\u00a0why they\u2019<\/span>ve<\/span>\u00a0invest<\/span>ed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>building\u00a0<\/span>Office A<\/span>dd-ins<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0highlight tips and tricks\u00a0<\/span>that you can\u00a0<\/span>use<\/span>\u00a0in your own projects.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    We’ll kick off the series with this blog from Sheetgo.<\/a> Quick tip: To see\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all<\/span><\/span>\u00a0our partner stories book mark this post as we\u2019ll update this with each blog post.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

    More<\/span> d<\/span>evelopment resources<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Another great forum for tips and tricks is our mont<\/span>h<\/span>ly add-ins community call<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Be sure to add th<\/span>i<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0call invite to your calendar: \u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/aka.ms\/officeaddinscommunitycall<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>The monthly call is held every 2<\/span>nd<\/span>\u00a0Wednesday<\/span>\u00a0of the month\u00a0<\/span>and puts you directly in touch with engineers, dev writers, and PMs who work on the Office Add-ins platform. You can ask questions through the Teams\u00a0<\/span>chat and<\/span>\u00a0see demos and hear about the latest features. We hope you will join us for our next community call\u00a0<\/span>on March 10<\/span>th<\/span>\u00a0at 8:00 PST<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Thanks,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Keyur<\/p>\n

    Keyur Patel<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/keyur32\/<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Office Platform\u00a0<\/span>PM and<\/span>\u00a0fellow\u00a0<\/span>Excel\u00a0<\/span>l<\/span>over<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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    Don\u2019t forget, we also offer resources through the <\/span>Microsoft 365 Developer program<\/span><\/a>\u00a0that can help you get started with Office Add-ins.\u00a0<\/span>Also, check out our earlier Patterns and Practices blog posts. We\u2019ll keep publishing these community-inspired scenarios\u00a0<\/span>like\u00a0<\/span>Keyboard\u00a0<\/span>shortcuts<\/span>.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n