Microsoft Learning: Build Office add-ins for Outlook

I work with Microsoft Learning to publish & maintain multiple self-paced learning modules related to Microsoft 365. These modules are primarily used as self-paced study resources for developers preparing to take the MS-600 exam, the only prerequisite to achieve the Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Application Developer Associate certification. This is one of those modules.

Microsoft Office clients enable developers to create add-ins that extend Microsoft Outlook with custom functionality. Through a JavaScript API, developers can access and edit the contents in an email or calendar event in Outlook from an app running in the client.

In this module, you’ll learn how to build an Outlook add-in that will render buttons in the compose message window, implement a button that invokes a function, and implement a task pane that inserts content into the body of a message.

Learning objectives

Create an Outlook add-in that uses the Outlook JavaScript API to manipulate a document
Demonstrate how to access and edit content in an email
Explain how to deploy and host a custom add-in for Microsoft Outlook