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Recorded on October 8, 2025." +date: 2025-10-08T07:00:00-05:00 +author: "David Chesnut" +githubname: davidchesnut +categories: ["Office add in developer community call"] +images: +- images/office-add-ins-community-call-2025-10-08.png +tags: ["Office Add-ins","Microsoft 365"] +type: "regular" +videos: +- https://youtu.be/z-vYEb4N2go +draft: true +--- + +# Office Add-ins developer platform community call - October 8, 2025 + +## This month's agenda and presenters + +* **Changes to inline image representation in Outlook on the web and new Outlook for Windows** Arpit Sangwan, Software Engineer at Microsoft. + +{{< youtube z-vYEb4N2go >}} + +## View video segments + +* Introduction [00:00]( https://youtu.be/z-vYEb4N2go?t=0) +* Word API update [01:27]( https://youtu.be/z-vYEb4N2go?t=86) +* Q&A [08:49]( https://youtu.be/z-vYEb4N2go?t=529) +* Documentation updates [09:37]( https://youtu.be/z-vYEb4N2go?t=577) +* Resources [10:43]( https://youtu.be/z-vYEb4N2go?t=643) + +## Resources related to this blog's content + +Changes to inline image representation in Outlook +* [Changes to HTML for inline image representation in Outlook | Microsoft 365 Developer Blog​](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/changes-to-inline-images-in-outlook/). Stay informed about known issues affecting Office Add-ins. + +Documentation updates +**General** +- [Office Add-ins known issues](https://learn.microsoft.com/office/dev/add-ins/resources/resources-office-add-in-known-issues) + +**Developer experience** +- [Persist add-in state and settings: Storage partitioning](https://learn.microsoft.com/office/dev/add-ins/develop/persisting-add-in-state-and-settings#storage-partitioning). Learn how to store private data in partitioned localStorage. +- [Best practices for add-in commands on the ribbon](https://learn.microsoft.com/office/dev/add-ins/design/add-in-commands#best-practices-for-add-in-commands-on-the-ribbon). Familiarize yourself with best practices for configuring add-in commands on the ribbon. + +**Excel** +- [Excel JavaScript API 1.20](https://learn.microsoft.com/javascript/api/requirement-sets/excel/excel-api-1-20-requirement-set). Try out Excel 1.20 APIs to implement [undo support](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/excel-announces-undo-support-for-3rd-party-add-ins/) and controls to show and hide custom functions in Excel AutoComplete. +- [Excel JavaScript preview APIs](https://learn.microsoft.com/javascript/api/requirement-sets/excel/excel-preview-apis). Test Excel APIs that are currently in preview. + +**Nested app authentication (NAA) and legacy token deprecation** +- [Nested app authentication and Outlook legacy tokens deprecation FAQ](https://learn.microsoft.com/office/dev/add-ins/outlook/faq-nested-app-auth-outlook-legacy-tokens). Familiarize yourself with the timeline for turning off legacy Exchange tokens and learn how to prepare for this change. + +**Outlook** +- [Changes to inline image representation in Outlook on the web and new Outlook on Windows](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/changes-to-inline-images-in-outlook/). Learn about the update about inline image representation in the HTML body of emails in Outlook on the web and the +new Outlook on Windows, so that you can update your add-in's parsing logic if needed. + +**PowerPoint** +- [PowerPoint JavaScript preview APIs](https://learn.microsoft.com/javascript/api/requirement-sets/powerpoint/powerpoint-preview-apis). Test PowerPoint APIs that are currently in preview. + +**Word** +- [Word JavaScript API desktop-only requirement set 1.3](https://learn.microsoft.com/javascript/api/requirement-sets/word/word-api-desktop-1.3-requirement-set). Implement the Word desktop-only 1.3 APIs today. +- [Word JavaScript preview APIs](https://learn.microsoft.com/javascript/api/requirement-sets/word/word-preview-apis). Test Word APIs that are currently in preview. + +## Q&A (Question & Answers) + +Note that there are still some questions we are tracking down answers for and we will post them here soon, or follow up on the next community call during the Q&A session. + +**Is there any updated on the ability for Smart Alerts to be supported in Outlook mobile?** + +It's something that's on our radar and we expect work on this to start soon. It's a large, complex piece of work on Outlook mobile, so we do not have a definitive ETA yet. But the work is in progress to enable Smart Alerts on Outlook Mobile. + +**The item change event in Outlook works in classic but on OWA and new Outlook it doesn't fire consistently. For details, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5537293/itemchanged-event-not-triggered-sometimes-on-chang?comment=answer-12261379&page=1#comment-2249453 and https://github.com/OfficeDev/office-js/issues/6101 ** + +We have someone looking into this and we'll share more updates on the GitHub issue once we are able to reproduce the problem. + +**What is the best place to ask about updates on issues/feature requests (I have the office bug#)?** + +If there is a bug with Office.js APIs or Office Add-ins, please create an issue at [https://github.com/OfficeDev/Office-js](https://github.com/OfficeDev/Office-js). + +## Call to action + +* Join the [next community call](https://aka.ms/officeaddinscommunitycall) on November 12th at 7:00 AM Pacific Time. + +## General Resources + +* [Documentation](https://aka.ms/office-add-ins-docs) +* Quick Starts: + * [Outlook](https://learn.microsoft.com/office/dev/add-ins/quickstarts/outlook-quickstart) + * [Excel](https://learn.microsoft.com/office/dev/add-ins/quickstarts/excel-quickstart-jquery) + * [Word](https://learn.microsoft.com/office/dev/add-ins/quickstarts/word-quickstart) + * [PowerPoint](https://learn.microsoft.com/office/dev/add-ins/quickstarts/powerpoint-quickstart) +* [Script Lab](https://aka.ms/getscriptlab) +* [Samples](https://aka.ms/officeaddinsamples) +* [Microsoft 365 Developer Program](https://aka.ms/M365devprogram) +* [Office Scripts](aka.ms/office-scripts-docs) +* [Technical questions about Office add-ins](https://aka.ms/office-addins-dev-questions) +* [Stack Overflow questions](https://stackoverflow.com). Use keywords **office-js**, **outlook-web-addins**, or **office-scripts**. +* [Github office-js issues](https://github.com/OfficeDev/office-js/issues) +* [Microsoft Tech Community – Submit feature requests](https://aka.ms/m365dev-suggestions) +* [Microsoft 365 Developer Program](https://aka.ms/M365devprogram) + +## Stay connected + +* See the full blog post for this call in the [Microsoft 365 platform community blog](https://aka.ms/m365pnp/blog) +* [X (formerly Twitter)](https://twitter.com/microsoft365dev) +* [Microsoft 365 Unified Sample gallery](https://aka.ms/community/samples) +* [Microsoft 365 Platform Community on YouTube](https://aka.ms/community/videos) +* [Microsoft 365 Platform Community](https://aka.ms/community/home) +* [Link to all Microsoft Developer Community calls](https://aka.ms/M365DevCalls) +* [Submit questions for next community call](https://aka.ms/officeaddinsform) +* [Next community call – December 11th at 07:00am PT](https://aka.ms/officeaddinscommunitycall) + +{{< attachments >}}{{< /attachments >}}