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PHenry
PHenry

Reputation: 293

Can JS open up an Office Add-In?

I would like to add a button on my page to programmatically via JS to open the Outlook Add-In and load a specific Add-In. Is that possible? Any tips, directions or examples would be greatly appreciated.

PS This is for an onpremises Exchange server, so I have a way to put a button on the new message page, that's not the challenge. The qustion is about opening the Add-in through JavaScript\Typescript.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 548

Answers (2)

PHenry
PHenry

Reputation: 293

There is a way to do this, but so as to not ruffle too many feathers at Microsoft, I'll just talk about it general. The key is you HAVE to have access to the Exchange box and edit the microsoft.owa.mail.compose.js.xml file. It's obfuscated, so you'll have to do a bit more research, but it can be done.

Upvotes: 0

Slava Ivanov
Slava Ivanov

Reputation: 6947

I would like to add a button on my page to programmatically via JS to open the Outlook Add-In and load a specific Add-In. Is that possible?

No, it is not.

Any tips, directions or examples would be greatly appreciated

What you are trying to do is available for add-in developers and called Add-in commands for Outlook. No need to hack in into backend of your Exchange environment. If provider of specific add-in add this capability, the button will appear in the ribbon of Outlook Desktop and under compose message aria of Outlook for Web, by clicking on which the add-in will be invoked and user would see add-in window.

Upvotes: 2

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