What is an Office Add-In?
Office Add-Ins are custom-built software applications that extend the functionality
of Microsoft Office products such as Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint by adding
buttons, toolbars or task panes. Typical uses for Add-Ins are managing email, formatting
documents and presentations, performing complex searches on spreadsheets or creating
complex charts.
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A Replacement for Office Macros
Although VBA macros are still a popular and easy way to automate some of your Office
tasks, Add-Ins provide a far superior platform for integrating with Microsoft Office.
.NET Power
Add-Ins can be created using Microsoft's latest powerful .NET technologies and are
not limited by the restrictions of using macro VBA language. This enables programmers
to create an add-in with all the functionality of a complete software application.
There is no limit to the functionality or complexity available with an Office add-in.
Security
Office's macro capability is often exploited to spread macro viruses and malicious
code through shared documents. Consequently the security settings on many computers
block macros from operating. Add-Ins must be deliberately installed by users just
like other software applications so present less of a security risk and are consequently
not blocked by macro security rules.
Licensing
Because Add-Ins are installed as separate software applications, they can be licensed
and protected to prevent reverse engineering and software piracy.
Reduce Costs by Automating Daily Tasks
Office Add-Ins are ideal for automating complex repetitive tasks, saving you time
and money and freeing you up to work on something more interesting.
Reduce Expensive Mistakes
Automating business and back office processes removes the risk of human error and
can reduce the number of mistakes made.
What Can Xenacode Do for You?
If you are a Microsoft Office user, we can design and build an add-in to simplify
and speed up your office tasks or to reduce the number of errors made. If you think
your business could benefit from a custom-built add-in, give us a call today.
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