Chapter 11

Developing Integrated Apps for Office and SharePoint Solutions

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS CHAPTER:

  • Creating integrated Office 2013 solutions using the new app model
  • Understanding the new app model concepts and JavaScript object model (JSOM) for Office
  • Learning when and how to use the common patterns for developing and deploying Apps for Office 2013

WROX.COM CODE DOWNLOADS FOR THIS CHAPTER

The wrox.com code downloads for this chapter are found at http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/WroxTitle/productCd-1118495845.html on the Download Code tab. The code for this chapter is divided into the following major examples:

  • CompositeOSPAutoHosted.zip
  • ExploreMailApp.zip
  • ExploreOfficeAPI.zip
  • FirstApp.zip

The Microsoft Office desktop applications are used by millions of individuals worldwide. Whether it’s a teenager putting his first PowerPoint presentation together for a class project, a doctoral candidate writing her thesis in Word, or a Wall Street financial analyst performing Monte Carlo simulations within Excel, the Office desktop applications are a valued tool in the hands of their user. Through their use, people express their ideas, document their theories and discoveries, and make decisions based on analyzed results. Because of this widespread popularity, it is a good idea to land SharePoint 2013 and Office 2013 integrated solutions within the context of the user’s productivity tools. This is where you want to integrate the reach of the Web with the rich collaboration features ...

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