Developing Add-Ins for Office Mix

Testing Changes Locally in PowerPoint:

1. Open PowerPoint, and open File > Options
2. Navigate to Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Trusted Add-in Catalogs
3. In Catalog Url, type in the directory for the manifest file in Network Share format.
   • Example: \\computer-name\c$\Users\user-name\Desktop
4. Click Add catalog and add a checkbox for "Show in Menu"
5. Click OK and restart Powerpoint.
6. Open a new presentation, or the presentation you want to test.
7. Click Insert > Store, and select the new "SHARED FOLDER" entry.
8. If there is a manifest file in the directory you added to Trust Center Settings, you should have an option to open the add-in

Testing Changes in a Browser:

1. Commit the changes to the github repo
2. Pull the changes to phet-server2: /data/share/phet/phet-office-add-in
3. Copy the changes to the document root: /data/web/static/phetsims/office-mix
4. Click this link to interact with the changes in a test environment: https://labsjs.blob.core.windows.net/sdk/LabsJS-1.0.4/labshost.html?lab=https://phet.colorado.edu/office-mix/store.html?PostMessageLabHost
   • Pro Tip: Powerpoint uses IE11 to display the add-in, so if you are seeing errors in PowerPoint but not in Chrome, try viewing this link in IE11 to troubleshoot

To upload the changes to the Office Store:

• Review the process here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ff075782-1303-4517-91cc-b3d730e9b9ae(Office.15).aspx
• This process must only be followed when changes are needed to the manifest file.
• To make changes to the plug-in, just update the files hosted at https://phet.colorado.edu/office-mix