NetOfficeFw.Build 2.1.0

NetOffice build tasks help your with development of Microsoft Office add-ins.

Use NetOfficeFw.Build to automatically register and cleanup your add-ins when developing Office extensions.

Add-ins are registered to your user profile and the registration does not require administrator rights.

Supported Projects

NetOffice build tasks support .NET Framework projects in classic and modern format.
You can use packages.config or <PackageReference> in your project.

Supported .NET Frameworks are 4.6.2 and 4.8.

The .NET Core assemblies are not supported yet.

Usage in modern .NET SDK-style projects

1. Add reference to NetOfficeFw.Build package to your project file.
2. Set the <OfficeAppAddin> property with list of Office applications your add-in supports:

   <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <AssemblyName>AcmeAddin</AssemblyName>
       <TargetFrameworks>net48</TargetFrameworks>
     </PropertyGroup>
   
     <PropertyGroup>
       <OfficeAppAddin>Word;Excel;PowerPoint;Outlook</OfficeAppAddin>
     </PropertyGroup>
   
     <ItemGroup>
       <PackageReference Include="NetOfficeFw.Build" Version="2.1.0" />
     </ItemGroup>
   </Project>
   

Usage in classic projects

1. Use Nuget Packages Manager to install NetOfficeFw.Build package
2. Right click your project and choose Unload project
3. Right click your project and choose Edit Project File
4. Add the <OfficeAppAddin> property with list of Office applications your add-in supports:

   <Project ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
     ...
     <PropertyGroup>
       <OfficeAppAddin>Word;Excel;PowerPoint;Outlook</OfficeAppAddin>
     </PropertyGroup>
     ...
   </Project>
   

5. Right click your project and choose Reload Project

License

Source code is licensed under MIT License.

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