Microsoft launches new tools for building Office add-ins
Microsoft released a new set of tools on Monday to help developers make slick-looking add-ins for Office apps, at a time when the company wants to boost the ecosystem of third-party applications and services that work with its productivity suite.
The new Office UI Fabric, which was released as an open-source project on GitHub, provides a set of tools that lets developers easily make their add-ins look more like the native Office user interface. Those add-ins allow companies like Salesforce, Smartsheet and Uber to bring their apps and services into Office apps, including Outlook and Excel, across a variety of devices including PCs, Macs and iPads.
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