How to access out of the box functions through third-party Excel Add-in?

This sample demonstrates the capability of hiding all out of the box UI options and accessing same functionality from third-party Excel Add-in. This sample exposes automation service object to allow third-party Add-Ins to communicate with Quark Add-in.

Configuration

To configure the sample, follow the steps mentioned below:

• Copy the following files to the Platform Adapter installation folder, e.g. “C:\Program Files (x86)\Quark\Platform Adapter for Microsoft Office\Excel
  • Quark.CMSAdapters.Samples.Office.Excel.Extension.Automation.dll
  • Quark.CMSAdapters.Samples.Office.Excel.Extension.Automation.pdb
  • Ribbon.config
• Modify the Quark.CMSAdapters.config file as follows
  • Add the highlighted content below to the section:

    
    <appSettings>
    <!-- Other -->
    <add key="IAddInHostExtension" value="Quark.CMSAdapters.Samples.Office.Excel.Extension.Automation" />
    <!-- Other -->
    </appSettings >
    
    

Once the configuration is complete you can test automation capability using TestExcelAddIn which is included with this sample.

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