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Add-Ins and CSPP WOPI Changes

By Nick McKenna | 27th January 2023
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In December 2022, many WOPI implementors around the world who were also using Microsoft Add-Ins in their WOPI implementation suddenly started experiencing errors, and their Add-Ins would not load. Over the course of a couple of weeks, it transpired that a security update had occurred … more

What Is The Cloud Storage Partner Program Plus?

By Nick McKenna | 20th July 2022
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The Cloud Storage Partner Program Plus (CSPP Plus) is an advanced program for larger organisations to implement the WOPI protocol. The basic Cloud Storage Partner Program provides a method (WOPI) by which third-party software vendors can incorporate Microsoft Office into their web-based applications. CSPP Plus … more

Microsoft Office Add-Ins And Internet Explorer 11

By Nick McKenna | 6th July 2022
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As you may be aware from the global celebrations, Microsoft brought Internet Explorer 11 to the end of its life on June 15th 2022. Well, sort of. There are exceptions, and if you have an MS Office Add-In, Internet Explorer’s end-of-life is not necessarily its … more

Microsoft Office Add-Ins and WOPI Update

By Nick McKenna | 21st March 2022
Microsoft Office Add-Ins and WOPI Update

Since late last year, the Microsoft Cloud Storage Partner Program (CSPP) has officially supported Microsoft Office add-ins for WOPI. The process for getting an add-in working in WOPI is not as simple as getting an add-in working in standard MS Office, so this blog post … more

What Are Microsoft Outlook Add-Ins and How Do They Work?

By Nick McKenna | 14th March 2022
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An Outlook Add-In is a small piece of App-like software that runs inside Microsoft Outlook. An Outlook Add-In is most commonly used to provide a limited but useful set of features when a user is viewing or composing an email. Microsoft permits developers to create … more