One of the critical components of an Office Add-in is the add-in manifest. This is the xml file that describes how your add-in should be activated when an end user installs and uses it with Office documents and applications. This manifest contains references to URLs where your web application resides and also to other resources... Continue Reading →
Outlook Add-in Ribbon Commands: Resolution to Manifest XML Schema Errors
While taking a look at the new Outlook Addin Ribbon Commands I came across these schema validation errors trying to deploy the addin once I added the VersionOverrides element. In particular I was getting this error message: Failed to deploy the manifest file to the Exchange server. This app can't be installed. The manifest file doesn't conform... Continue Reading →