How To Create PowerPoint Add-Ins

Introduction

In this article, we will see how to create PowerPoint add-in and how to run it.

PowerPoint add-in is an application that we can run inside of the PowerPoint to increase the functionality. We can build PowerPoint add-ins by using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, C#, or any other technology. It does not matter what platform we are using it will work (PowerPoint for windows, mac, web- office 365 account).

Steps to Create PowerPoint Add-in

Step 1: We need to install Yeoman generator (yo) and generator-office globally using npm.

Step 2: Run npm install -g yo generator-office to install yo and office project template generator globally.

Step 3: Run yo office command to create an add-in project.

Step 4: When you run the above command, it will ask for below information.

1.  Choose a project type - Office Add-in Task Pane project
2. Choose a script type - JavaScript
3. What do you want to name your add-in? - My Office Add-in
4. Which Office client application would you like to support? - PowerPoint

 

Once you complete the wizard, the generator will create the project and install supporting Node components.

Step 5: Go your project using this command cd "My Office Add-in".

Step 6: Run this command to start development server npm run dev-server. 

Step 7: Run "npm start", this command run your add-ins.

Step 8: Once you run above command it opens PowerPoint desktop apps with your add-ins. You can see your add-ins in Home Tab.

Step 9: When you click on add-ins it will open side pane.

Conclusion

This is how we can easily create PowerPoint add-in to increase our PowerPoint functionality  and can  test it easily.