Office 365, SharePoint, Azure, OnePlace Solutions & Life's Other Little Wonders
What is this event? The Microsoft Graph team (the people that actually make the Graph API) are running a 2hr live streamed event on Learn TV targeted at developers wanting to learn how to build apps using the Microsoft Graph and expedite their journey. Microsoft is running this live stream twice to accommodate different time... Continue Reading →
Roaming Settings are a feature of the Office Add-in Model (Office.js) and provide a persisted storage object that your add-in can use. The Office Add-in model takes care of storing the settings and making them available as users move onto different devices or different hosts (Desktop Outlook vs Web Browser for example). This works as... Continue Reading →
When a user acquires an Office Add-in from the store (for Windows Desktop version of Office), a copy of the add-in manifest file is cached locally. Often during troubleshooting it is helpful to be able to verify exactly which version of the manifest is being used, or even inspect the content of the manifest file.... Continue Reading →
I find the easiest way to create (scaffold) a new Office Add-in (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is to use the Office Yeoman Generator (Yo Office). This is really using 2 things. Firstly its using a tool called Yeoman, which is a generic scaffolding tool (nothing to do with Microsoft or Office). It's the Yo in... Continue Reading →
We all learn and consume our news in different ways and through different sources and mediums. What works for me may not work for you, but for those feeling like they are struggling to keep up with the constantly changing Microsoft 365 developers landscape I've decided to share where I regularly source my news and... Continue Reading →
Recording the PnP Weekly interview was a bit of a pinch me to make sure I'm not dreaming moment. I have so much respect for the shows hosts Vesa Juvonen and Waldek Mastykarz who have provided expert guidance and advice to the Microsoft 365 community for so many years. So it was a bit surreal... Continue Reading →
Thanks to everyone who joined my session at the Global Microsoft 365 Developer Bootcamp that was focused on the Microsoft Graph (Graph, Graph API, Graph SDK & Graph Toolkit). I'm making all the resources available including the recording of the presentation so that others can use this as a self-paced learning resource. The agenda for... Continue Reading →
I was beyond excited at the opportunity to be included in the "Reimagining work with the Microsoft 365 platform" session at Microsoft Ignite 2020 with Yina Arenas and Mike Ammerlaan. It's a small clip where I share how the modern Microsoft 365 development platform is allowing us to deliver real business value to our customers.... Continue Reading →
I joined 365 Days of Cloud podcast hosts Rabia Williams and Mark Powney to discuss the journey Office Add-ins has taken over the last 10 years and why I'm so passionate about the role add-ins play in joining our systems together and delivering real productivity and efficiency gains for our workforce. Listen to podcast https://365daysofcloud.com/2020/09/20/episode-4-cameron-dwyer-talks-office-add-ins/... Continue Reading →
Today I joined Valo's Daniel Anderson on the first episode of the Valo MSIgnite Show to discuss the upcoming Microsoft Ignite 2020 Virtual Conference. You can watch the recording below. Join me at Ignite where I'll be co-hosting the Table Talk 'How do Security professionals sleep at night?'
