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SoftTimur
SoftTimur

Reputation: 5540

Package an office add-in

I'm packaging my Office Add-in to publish it.

It seems that packaging the add-in within Visual Studio is easier than manually. But I have not developed it in Visual Studio. The source code contains just one .xml, one .html and several .js files. In this case, Do I have to first make a solution .sln with these files?

Additionally, does this page apply to the packaging of Office Add-in? In a test office add-in solution, first, I cannot find package.appxmanifest.xml, then I cannot find Store->Create App Packages after right-clicking the project.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 362

Answers (1)

Michael Saunders
Michael Saunders

Reputation: 2668

You do not need to create any kind of "package" in order to publish your add-in. The .xml manifest file is itself the only file that the Office applications need to reference (the contents of that file point to the other information).

Before you publish, you should host the HTML/JS/CSS resources at an HTTPS-accessible location

If you want to publish to the Store, you'll need to go to sellerdashboard.microsoft.com and upload the .xml manifest file and other separate information, such as a description, category, and end-user license agreement. Here are the instructions for submitting to the Store.

If you want to publish to an enterprise, provide the .xml file to the IT admins, who can use one of several publishing methods described in the enterprise publishing instructions.

-Michael (PM for Office add-ins)

Upvotes: 2

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