Excel Javascript Api Tutorial

An excel add in interacts with objects in excel by using the office javascript api which includes two javascript object models.

Excel javascript api tutorial. Excelrun function context var lastsheet contextworkbookworksheetsgetlast. Ranges and advanced range apis. Read how to use the javascript fetch api to learn how. In this webcast i walk through the end to end process of building an office add in for excel.

Introduced with office 2013 the common api can be used to access features such as ui dialogs and client settings that are common across multiple types of office applications. Multiple ranges rangearea pivottables. Using the excel services javascript api. The embed code shown previously in this topic loads the workbook and makes the excel servicesecmascript javascript jscript api available within the embed code.

From launching visual studio to writing a bit of javascript code that uses the new excel 2016 apis to. Return contextsync then function consolelog the name of the last worksheet is lastsheetname. Onload function begin accessing json data here send request request. Var request new xmlhttprequest open a new connection using the get request on the url endpoint request.

You can then use the api to continue work with the embedded workbook to create your own custom applications. Scriptsjs create a request variable and assign a new xmlhttprequest object to it. Each major excel api feature has an article exploring what that feature can do and the relevant object model. Introduced with office 2016 the excel javascript api provides strongly typed objects that you can use to access worksheets ranges tables charts and more.