Code Microsoft Office 365 Info

Beyond activation, "coding" Office 365 involves leveraging its robust development ecosystem to automate tasks and build custom add-ins.

| If you want to... | Use... | |-------------------|---------| | Insert custom UI into Word/Excel | Office Add-in (JS) | | Automate Excel without deploying a server | Office Scripts | | Read/write emails, calendars, or Teams messages | Microsoft Graph API | | Build a SharePoint dashboard | SPFx | | Automate a legacy on-premises macro | VBA (but plan to migrate) | code microsoft office 365

If you want your code to run inside the Word, Excel, or PowerPoint interface, Office Add-ins are the modern standard. Gone are the VSTO plugins of the past. or PowerPoint interface

| Goal | Recommended Tool | | :--- | :--- | | | Microsoft Graph API (REST/SDK) | | Build a UI inside Word/Excel/Outlook | Office Add-ins (Office.js) | | Automate a repetitive business process | Power Automate (+ Azure Functions) | | Automate Excel calculations in the cloud | Office Scripts (TypeScript) | code microsoft office 365