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Can React apps be embedded into a PowerPoint?

I'm trying to create a PowerPoint content add-in with Office JS and the PowerPoint JavaScript API that is capable of embedding HTML and React components into slides. This is my first time trying to create a PowerPoint add-in, so any suggestions or…
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PowerPoint: How can we create an Undo entry for the actions performed on shapes?

Unexpected behavior of UNDO: When we perform certain actions in PowerPoint using OfficeJS it doesn't create an undo stack. when CTRL + Z is pressed PowerPoint ignores changes made using API. Example I'm working on an add-in that performs certain…
Amit Yadav
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PowerPoint Add-In add html iFrame to slide

I want to create an Add-In where I can set an URL via textbox and by clicking the apply button the iframe gets added to a new slide at the end of the presentation. I could add an iFrame with content app but unfortunatelly it is not working with…
Mr.Hanky
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OfficeJS Extracting all shape from every slide of a PowerPoint document

We want to extract all shape of an opened PowerPoint document from an add-in. We haven't found much documentation on how to use the API for PowerPoint specifically (this is all we found). We did able to get the selected shape data from the slide…
Amira Muzaffar
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DisplayName is disappeared when Runtime is set

I have a PowerPoint Add-in. There is a manifest file. It contains a tag The taskpane has a header as expected: Everything works fine until I add
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Frontend update of a development powerpoint add-in that is managed by the office admin center

I have developed a powerpoint add-in and it is managed through the office admin center. The add-in is distributed to all members of our organisation. It is deployed as a static website (in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)) that calls an API that is also…
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How to program a PowerPoint custom object like Thinkcell objects?

I am very new to PowerPoint add-on development so please bear with me. There are many objects that can be inserted into a PowerPoint slide, such as text box, shape, chart, etc. Is there a way to build my own custom object with custom properties and…
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Is there a counterpart to CustomXMLPart in office.js for PowerPoint?

4 years ago we developed a PowerPoint add-in using the VSTO API. Since then we are waiting for the PowerPoint JavaScript API to support custom XML parts. Word and Excel support this since the early days of their JavaScript APIs. Is there an option…
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How to insert online video programmatically in PowerPoint from an add-in

I am developing a PowerPoint add-in using Office JS API. The end game is to have a configurable video object on a slide that would play during the presentation. I started it as a Content add-in, but I am seeing multiple issues and limitations with…
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Office API - This add in could not be started. Close this dialog to ignore the problem or click "Restart" to try again

I am simply following the tutorials to create the Office AddIn using Office API and it is not working well. I am getting an error - This add in could not be started. Close this dialog to ignore the problem or click "Restart" to try again. Tutorial…
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Excel to PowerPoint using Office Javascript API

I'm developing add-in that copies data from Excel to PowerPoint for Office (office.js) but I can't get the opened PowerPoint presentation to write in it. I know that in the past it was not possible, but I thought that they improved the API, I have…
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Set PowerPoint grid spacing using JS API

I am currently building an Office Add-in for PowerPoint and would like to set the grid spacing using Office JavaScript API. Is this even possible? I looked through the corresponding API documentation but could not find any hint indicating that…
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Pass element value from taskpane to PowerPoint dialog box

I am testing out a PowerPoint add-in and using the Office API to create some functionalities. One of them is taking input from the user (in a textarea tag), clicking a button that open a dialog box, and displaying the input as text in the box. I…
Iden Crisler
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PowerPoint Office JS Task Pane Addin functionality to copy and paste shape

I must be missing something, but I cannot seem to figure out how to build a simple function to copy and paste a shape in my Office Addin for PowerPoint. Seems there is no support for this. At least not what I can find in the APIs for PowerPoint.…
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Where to best store shapes and slides to be used in Office JS Task Pane Addin

I have an Office JS Task Pane Addin with some different features. For some features I need to store custom shapes that I want the user to be able to insert on slides. I also need to do the similar for complete slides. For the time being I have a…
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