Two open taskpanes side by side - ms-office

I am making an Office add-in which has two ribbon buttons. Each button is linked to a different TaskpaneId, and clicking on each button opens a different taskpane:
<bt:Urls>
<bt:Url id="Contoso.Taskpane1.Url" DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/addin/page1" />
<bt:Url id="Contoso.Taskpane2.Url" DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/addin/page2" />
</bt:Urls>
It seems that I have seen some Office Add-ins where two task panes can be shown side by side simultaneously (I forgot which exactly the add-ins are). I need this from time to time, does anyone know how to realise this?

Script Lab is one such add-in. All you need to do is create two different buttons that have a ShowTaskpane action with different IDs.
Example from Script Lab's prod manifest: https://github.com/OfficeDev/script-lab/blob/master/manifests/script-lab-prod.xml
<Control xsi:type="Button" id="PG.CodeCommand">
<Label resid="PG.CodeCommand.Label" />
<Supertip>
<Title resid="PG.CodeCommand.TipTitle" />
<Description resid="PG.CodeSupertip.Desc" />
</Supertip>
<Icon>
<bt:Image size="16" resid="PG.Icon.Code.16" />
<bt:Image size="32" resid="PG.Icon.Code.32" />
<bt:Image size="80" resid="PG.Icon.Code.80" />
</Icon>
<Action xsi:type="ShowTaskpane">
<TaskpaneId>Office.AutoShowTaskpaneWithDocument</TaskpaneId>
<===== A taskpane ID. This one is a "special" one that allows the taskpane
to auto-open if a document is marked as belonging to the add-in.
<SourceLocation resid="PG.Code.Url" />
<Title resid="PG.CodeCommand.Title" />
</Action>
</Control>
<Control xsi:type="Button" id="PG.RunCommand">
<Label resid="PG.RunCommand.Label" />
<Supertip>
<Title resid="PG.RunCommand.TipTitle" />
<Description resid="PG.RunSupertip.Desc" />
</Supertip>
<Icon>
<bt:Image size="16" resid="PG.Icon.Run.16" />
<bt:Image size="32" resid="PG.Icon.Run.32" />
<bt:Image size="80" resid="PG.Icon.Run.80" />
</Icon>
<Action xsi:type="ShowTaskpane">
<===== Whereas this one dosn't specify a taskpane ID,
and so it is different by default (but probably
should be explicit, come to think of it...)
<SourceLocation resid="PG.Run.Url" />
<Title resid="PG.RunCommand.Title" />
</Action>
</Control>
For the auto-open in particular, see https://dev.office.com/docs/add-ins/design/automatically-open-a-task-pane-with-a-document.

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control icon on ribbon fails to show for Office Addin for Excel instead it shows default icon

I am working on office addin where I have added a control on a custom tab. but the control does not show the Icon image specified instead it shows default icon.
So how can we show the icon specified for each control in ribbon ?
Reffered link: link
Following is the ribbon image showing default icon :
Manifest.xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<OfficeApp xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/appforoffice/1.1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:bt="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/officeappbasictypes/1.0" xmlns:ov="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/taskpaneappversionoverrides" xsi:type="TaskPaneApp">
<Id>81d7e91a-c8e6-454f-806a-9b84cf3e7dd5</Id>
<Version>1.0.0.0</Version>
<ProviderName>Contoso</ProviderName>
<DefaultLocale>en-US</DefaultLocale>
<DisplayName DefaultValue="Add-in"/>
<Description DefaultValue="A template to get started."/>
<IconUrl DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/assets/icon-32.png"/>
<HighResolutionIconUrl DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/assets/icon-64.png"/>
<SupportUrl DefaultValue="https://www.contoso.com/help"/>
<AppDomains>
<AppDomain>https://www.contoso.com</AppDomain>
</AppDomains>
<Hosts>
<Host Name="Workbook"/>
</Hosts>
<DefaultSettings>
<SourceLocation DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/taskpane.html"/>
</DefaultSettings>
<Permissions>ReadWriteDocument</Permissions>
<VersionOverrides xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/taskpaneappversionoverrides" xsi:type="VersionOverridesV1_0">
<Hosts>
<Host xsi:type="Workbook">
<DesktopFormFactor>
<FunctionFile resid="Commands.Url"/>
<ExtensionPoint xsi:type="PrimaryCommandSurface">
<CustomTab id="CustomTab">
<Label resid="ribbonNameLabel" />
<Group id="AuthGroup">
<Label resid="AuthGroupNameLabel" />
<Icon>
<bt:Image size="16" resid="Group1LoginIcon16" />
<bt:Image size="32" resid="Group1LoginIcon32" />
<bt:Image size="80" resid="Group1LoginIcon80" />
</Icon>
<Control xsi:type="Button" id="LoginControl">
<Label resid="LoginButtonLabel" />
<Supertip>
<Title resid="LoginButtonToolTipTitle" />
<Description resid="LoginButtonToolTipDescription" />
</Supertip>
<Icon>
<bt:Image size="16" resid="Group1LoginIcon16" />
<bt:Image size="32" resid="Group1LoginIcon32" />
<bt:Image size="80" resid="Group1LoginIcon80" />
</Icon>
<Action xsi:type="ShowTaskpane">
<TaskpaneId>LoginPanelId</TaskpaneId>
<Title resid="LoginTaskPaneTitle" />
<SourceLocation resid="LoginTaskPaneUrl" />
</Action>
</Control>
</Group>
</CustomTab>
</ExtensionPoint>
</DesktopFormFactor>
</Host>
</Hosts>
<Resources>
<bt:Images>
<bt:Image id="Group1LoginIcon16" DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/assets/icon-16.png"/>
<bt:Image id="Group1LoginIcon32" DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/assets/icon-32.png"/>
<bt:Image id="Group1LoginIcon80" DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/assets/icon-64.png"/>
</bt:Images>
<bt:Urls>
<bt:Url id="Commands.Url" DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/commands.html"/>
<bt:Url id="LoginTaskPaneUrl" DefaultValue="https://localhost:3000/taskpane.html"/>
</bt:Urls>
<bt:ShortStrings>
<bt:String id="ribbonNameLabel" DefaultValue="Add-in"/>
<bt:String id="AuthGroupNameLabel" DefaultValue="Auth"/>
<bt:String id="LoginButtonLabel" DefaultValue="Login" />
<bt:String id="LoginTaskPaneTitle" DefaultValue="Login" />
<bt:String id="LoginButtonToolTipTitle" DefaultValue="Tooltip Title" />
</bt:ShortStrings>
<bt:LongStrings>
<bt:String id="LoginButtonToolTipDescription" DefaultValue="Tooltip Description" />
</bt:LongStrings>
</Resources>
</VersionOverrides>
</OfficeApp>
Environment:
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
First of all, make sure that all icons are accessible by navigating to the URL specified in the manifest. If you don't see the icon then make it accessible.
Second, make sure no ribbon UI errors are shown in Excel. By default, if an add-in attempts to manipulate the Microsoft Office user interface (UI) and fails, no error message is displayed. However, you can configure Microsoft Office applications to display messages for errors that relate to the UI. You can use these messages to help determine why a custom ribbon does not appear, or why a ribbon appears but no controls appear.
Start the application.
Click the File tab.
Click Options.
In the categories pane, click Advanced.
In the details pane, select Show VSTO Add-in user interface errors, and then click OK.
Third, try to Clear the Office cache if your new images are not displayed.

How do I get the button label to appear beside the add-in icon for the web version of outlook?

Screenshot of ribbon of web outlook without add-in label, just icon :
On the web version of outlook, the add-in icon shows without it's label. I would like to have the label appear beside the add-in icon. The desktop version of outlook works fine. The tooltip on for the add-in icon (web version) shows the DisplayName - Description, but again I need help setting up the manifest to show the label beside the icon for the web version of outlook. Thanks!!!
and here is part(s) of the manifest (patterned after the manifest on https://github.com/OfficeDev/Office-Addin-TaskPane/blob/master/manifest.xml
<DisplayName DefaultValue="Event Details" />
<Control xsi:type="Button" id="appointmentOpenPaneButton">
<Label resid="paneAppointmentButtonLabel" />
<Supertip>
<Title resid="paneAppointmentSuperTipTitle" />
<Description resid="paneAppointmentSuperTipDesc" />
</Supertip>
<Icon>
<bt:Image size="16" resid="icon16" />
<bt:Image size="32" resid="icon32" />
<bt:Image size="80" resid="icon80" />
</Icon>
<Action xsi:type="ShowTaskpane">
<SourceLocation resid="appointmentEditTaskPaneUrl" />
</Action>
</Control>
<bt:ShortStrings>
<bt:String id="groupLabel" DefaultValue="Temp Group Name" />
<bt:String id="paneAppointmentButtonLabel" DefaultValue="Temp Button Label" />
<bt:String id="paneAppointmentSuperTipTitle" DefaultValue="Set Event details" />
</bt:ShortStrings>
Unfortunately, there's no way to show the button label beside the icon, this is by design. If this is a design requirement for you, please reach out on our Tech Community page: aka.ms/M365dev-suggestions

excel add ins | on manifest loading showing error on desktop excel

I have created excel add-ins using office.js and react-fabric UI. I have created manifest and validated using command: npx --ignore-existing office-addin-manifest validate manifest.xml
And it looks good with no issue. When I am uploading manifest in desktop excel, it showing below error on excel. Although its not blocking any add ins functionality but it giving wrong impression to user. PFA SS of error: "Error loading add-ins"
On click of Ribbon buttons its working as expected but on excel bottom it showing error on manifest load.
PSB is my manifest file and please help to identify the cause of this error as we need to release application to our customer but because of this error its causing blocker for our releasae.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<OfficeApp xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/appforoffice/1.1"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:bt="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/officeappbasictypes/1.0"
xmlns:ov="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/taskpaneappversionoverrides" xsi:type="TaskPaneApp">
<!-- Begin Basic Settings: Add-in metadata, used for all versions of Office unless override provided. -->
<!-- IMPORTANT! Id must be unique for your add-in, if you reuse this manifest ensure that you change this id to a new GUID. -->
<Id>565764A6-0F6E-4D98-A1EF-39B86F13D169</Id>
<!--Version. Updates from the store only get triggered if there is a version change. -->
<Version>1.0.0.0</Version>
<ProviderName>Office Developer Education Team.</ProviderName>
<DefaultLocale>en-US</DefaultLocale>
<!-- The display name of your add-in. Used on the store and various places of the Office UI such as the add-ins dialog. -->
<DisplayName DefaultValue="Contoso Data Importer" />
<Description DefaultValue="Get started with extracting your data. Add in a dataset to your workbook."/>
<!-- Icon for your add-in. Used on installation screens and the add-ins dialog. -->
<IconUrl DefaultValue="https://localhost:8060/assests/icon-32.png" />
<HighResolutionIconUrl DefaultValue="https://localhost:8060/assests/icon-32.png"/>
<!--If you plan to submit this add-in to the Office Store, uncomment the SupportUrl element below-->
<!--<SupportUrl DefaultValue="[Insert the URL of a page that provides support information for the app]">-->
<!-- Domains that will be allowed when navigating. For example, if you use ShowTaskpane and then have an href link, navigation will only be allowed if the domain is on this list. -->
<!-- <SupportUrl DefaultValue="https://www.contoso.com/help"/> -->
<AppDomains>
<AppDomain>https://localhost:8060</AppDomain>
</AppDomains>
<!--End Basic Settings. -->
<!--Begin TaskPane Mode integration. This section is used if there are no VersionOverrides or if the Office client version does not support add-in commands. -->
<Hosts>
<Host Name="Workbook" />
</Hosts>
<Requirements>
<Sets DefaultMinVersion="1.1">
<Set Name="SharedRuntime" MinVersion="1.1"/>
</Sets>
</Requirements>
<DefaultSettings>
<SourceLocation DefaultValue="https://localhost:8060/#/index.html" />
</DefaultSettings>
<!-- End TaskPane Mode integration. -->
<Permissions>ReadWriteDocument</Permissions>
<!-- Begin Add-in Commands Mode integration. -->
<VersionOverrides xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/taskpaneappversionoverrides" xsi:type="VersionOverridesV1_0">
<!-- The Hosts node is required. -->
<Hosts>
<!-- Each host can have a different set of commands. -->
<!-- Excel host is Workbook, Word host is Document, and PowerPoint host is Presentation. -->
<!-- Make sure the hosts you override match the hosts declared in the top section of the manifest. -->
<Host xsi:type="Workbook">
<Runtimes>
<Runtime resid="ContosoAddin.Url" lifetime="long" />
</Runtimes>
<AllFormFactors>
<ExtensionPoint xsi:type="CustomFunctions">
<Script>
<SourceLocation resid="ContosoAddin.Url"/>
</Script>
<Page>
<SourceLocation resid="ContosoAddin.Url"/>
</Page>
<Metadata>
<SourceLocation resid="ContosoAddin.Url"/>
</Metadata>
<Namespace resid="Functions.Namespace"/>
</ExtensionPoint>
</AllFormFactors>
<!-- Form factor. Currently only DesktopFormFactor is supported. -->
<DesktopFormFactor>
<!--"This code enables a customizable message to be displayed when the add-in is loaded successfully upon individual install."-->
<GetStarted>
<!-- Title of the Getting Started callout. resid points to a ShortString resource -->
<Title resid="GetStarted.Title"/>
<!-- Description of the Getting Started callout. resid points to a LongString resource -->
<Description resid="GetStarted.Description"/>
<!-- Point to a url resource which details how the add-in should be used. -->
<LearnMoreUrl resid="GetStarted.LearnMoreUrl"/>
</GetStarted>
<!-- Function file is a HTML page that includes the JavaScript where functions for ExecuteAction will be called.
Think of the FunctionFile as the code behind ExecuteFunction. -->
<FunctionFile resid="ContosoAddin.Url" />
<!-- PrimaryCommandSurface is the main Office Ribbon. -->
<ExtensionPoint xsi:type="PrimaryCommandSurface">
<!-- Use OfficeTab to extend an existing Tab. Use CustomTab to create a new tab. -->
<CustomTab id="ShareTime">
<Group id="LoginGroup">
<Label resid="LoginGroup.Label"/>
<Icon>
<bt:Image size="16" resid="LGButton.Icon"/>
<bt:Image size="32" resid="LGButton.Icon"/>
<bt:Image size="80" resid="LGButton.Icon"/>
</Icon>
<Control xsi:type="Button" id="BtnLoginService">
<Label resid="BtnLoginService.Label" />
<Supertip>
<!-- ToolTip title. resid must point to a ShortString resource. -->
<Title resid="BtnLoginService.Label" />
<!-- ToolTip description. resid must point to a LongString resource. -->
<Description resid="BtnLoginService.Tooltip" />
</Supertip>
<Icon>
<bt:Image size="16" resid="LGButton.Icon"/>
<bt:Image size="32" resid="LGButton.Icon"/>
<bt:Image size="80" resid="LGButton.Icon"/>
</Icon>
<!-- This is what happens when the command is triggered (E.g. click on the Ribbon). Supported actions are ExecuteFunction or ShowTaskpane. -->
<Action xsi:type="ExecuteFunction">
<FunctionName>btnloginservice</FunctionName>
</Action>
</Control>
<Control xsi:type="Button" id="BtnLogoutService">
<Label resid="BtnLogoutService.Label" />
<Supertip>
<!-- ToolTip title. resid must point to a ShortString resource. -->
<Title resid="BtnLogoutService.Label" />
<!-- ToolTip description. resid must point to a LongString resource. -->
<Description resid="BtnLogoutService.Tooltip" />
</Supertip>
<Icon>
<bt:Image size="16" resid="SignOutButton.Icon"/>
<bt:Image size="32" resid="SignOutButton.Icon"/>
<bt:Image size="80" resid="SignOutButton.Icon"/>
</Icon>
<!-- This is what happens when the command is triggered (E.g. click on the Ribbon). Supported actions are ExecuteFunction or ShowTaskpane. -->
<Action xsi:type="ExecuteFunction">
<FunctionName>btnlogoutservice</FunctionName>
</Action>
<Enabled>false</Enabled>
</Control>
</Group>
<Label resid="CommandsGroup.Label"/>
</CustomTab>
</ExtensionPoint>
</DesktopFormFactor>
</Host>
</Hosts>
<!-- You can use resources across hosts and form factors. -->
<Resources>
<bt:Images>
<bt:Image id="LGButton.Icon" DefaultValue="https://localhost:8060/assests/log_in.png" />
<bt:Image id="SignOutButton.Icon" DefaultValue="https://localhost:8060/assests/log_out.png" />
</bt:Images>
<bt:Urls>
<bt:Url id="ContosoAddin.Url" DefaultValue="https://localhost:8060/#/index.html"/>
<bt:Url id="LGButton.Url" DefaultValue="https://localhost:8060/#/login" />
<bt:Url id="GetStarted.LearnMoreUrl" DefaultValue="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=276812" />
</bt:Urls>
<!-- ShortStrings max characters==125. -->
<bt:ShortStrings>
<bt:String id="GetStarted.Title" DefaultValue="Contoso Data Importer add-in has loaded successfully." />
<bt:String id="Functions.Namespace" DefaultValue="CONTOSO"/>
<bt:String id="BtnLoginService.Label" DefaultValue="Sign in"/>
<bt:String id="BtnLogoutService.Label" DefaultValue="Sign out"/>
<bt:String id='StartupGroup.Label' DefaultValue='Contoso Data Importer Services'/>
<bt:String id='LoginGroup.Label' DefaultValue='Authentication'/>
<bt:String id='FeedbackGroup.Label' DefaultValue='Let us know'/>
<bt:String id="CommandsGroup.Label" DefaultValue="CONTOSO DATA"/>
</bt:ShortStrings>
<!-- LongStrings max characters==250. -->
<bt:LongStrings>
<bt:String id="TaskpaneButton.Tooltip" DefaultValue="Get files stored on OneDrive" />
<bt:String id="GetStarted.Description" DefaultValue="Get going by opening CONTOSO importer TAB on the Ribbon." />
<bt:String id="BtnLoginService.Tooltip" DefaultValue="Please sign in "/>
<bt:String id="BtnLogoutService.Tooltip" DefaultValue="Please sign out"/>
</bt:LongStrings>
</Resources>
</VersionOverrides>
<!-- End Add-in Commands Mode integration. -->
</OfficeApp>
By commenting below tag from manifest file that manifest upload error is resolved.
<!-- <AllFormFactors>
<ExtensionPoint xsi:type="CustomFunctions">
<Script>
<SourceLocation resid="ContosoAddin.Url"/>
</Script>
<Page>
<SourceLocation resid="ContosoAddin.Url"/>
</Page>
<Metadata>
<SourceLocation resid="ContosoAddin.Url"/>
</Metadata>
<Namespace resid="Functions.Namespace"/>
</ExtensionPoint>
</AllFormFactors> -->

Excel 2016 command add-in only working properly on Excel Online

I have an Excel 2016 taskpane add-in written which worked flawlessly both online and on desktop. However, now that I am trying to convert it into a command add-in, I have stumbled accross a really odd deployment issue concerning this manifest:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--Created:325c27b6-9566-4641-a1c6-175f0039f620-->
<OfficeApp xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/appforoffice/1.1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:bt="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/officeappbasictypes/1.0" xmlns:ov="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/taskpaneappversionoverrides"
xsi:type="TaskPaneApp"
>
<!--BasicSettings-->
<Id>bcb30953-453a-4cbb-93c3-f3d289de0ee3</Id>
<Version>1.1.5.6</Version>
<ProviderName>My Corporation</ProviderName>
<DefaultLocale>en-US</DefaultLocale>
<DisplayName DefaultValue="MyAddin" />
<Description DefaultValue="My addin's description"/>
<IconUrl DefaultValue="https://i.imgur.com/MPuvMiq.png" />
<HighResolutionIconUrl DefaultValue="https://i.imgur.com/MPuvMiq.png" />
<SupportUrl DefaultValue="https://google.com" />
<!-- http://dev.office.com/reference/add-ins/office-add-in-requirement-sets -->
<Permissions>ReadWriteDocument</Permissions>
<!--EndBasicSettings-->
<!--BeginTaskpaneMode-->
<Hosts>
<Host Name="Workbook" />
</Hosts>
<DefaultSettings>
<SourceLocation DefaultValue="https://odsample.azurewebsites.net/Pages/Home.aspx" />
</DefaultSettings>
<!--EndTaskpaneMode-->
<!--BeginAddinCommandsMode-->
<!-- https://github.com/OfficeDev/Office-Add-in-Commands-Samples/blob/master/Tools/XSD/TaskPaneAppVersionOverridesV1_0.xsd -->
<VersionOverrides xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/taskpaneappversionoverrides" xsi:type="VersionOverridesV1_0">
<Description resid="MyAddin.Description" />
<Hosts>
<Host xsi:type="Workbook">
<DesktopFormFactor>
<GetStarted>
<Title resid="MyAddin.Title"/>
<Description resid="MyAddin.Description"/>
<LearnMoreUrl resid="MyAddin.LearnMore"/>
</GetStarted>
<FunctionFile resid="MyAddin.FunctionFile" />
<ExtensionPoint xsi:type="PrimaryCommandSurface">
<CustomTab id="MyAddin" >
<Group id="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1">
<Label resid="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.Label" />
<Icon>
<bt:Image size="16" resid="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.Icon.16" />
<bt:Image size="32" resid="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.Icon.32" />
<bt:Image size="80" resid="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.Icon.80" />
</Icon>
<Control xsi:type="Button" id="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.RunFunctionButton">
<Label resid="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.RunFunctionButton.Label" />
<Supertip>
<Title resid="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.RunFunctionButton.Title" />
<Description resid="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.RunFunctionButton.Description" />
</Supertip>
<Icon>
<bt:Image size="16" resid="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.RunFunctionButton.Icon.16" />
<bt:Image size="32" resid="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.RunFunctionButton.Icon.32" />
<bt:Image size="80" resid="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.RunFunctionButton.Icon.80" />
</Icon>
<Action xsi:type="ExecuteFunction">
<FunctionName>writeText</FunctionName>
</Action>
</Control>
</Group>
<Label resid="MyAddin.Tab1.Label"/><!-- order is important-->
</CustomTab>
</ExtensionPoint>
</DesktopFormFactor>
</Host>
</Hosts>
<Resources>
<bt:Images>
<bt:Image id="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.Icon.16" DefaultValue="https://i.imgur.com/FkSShX9.png" />
<bt:Image id="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.Icon.32" DefaultValue="https://i.imgur.com/FkSShX9.png" />
<bt:Image id="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.Icon.80" DefaultValue="https://i.imgur.com/FkSShX9.png" />
<bt:Image id="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.RunFunctionButton.Icon.16" DefaultValue="https://i.imgur.com/qDujiX0.png" />
<bt:Image id="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.RunFunctionButton.Icon.32" DefaultValue="https://i.imgur.com/qDujiX0.png" />
<bt:Image id="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.RunFunctionButton.Icon.80" DefaultValue="https://i.imgur.com/qDujiX0.png" />
</bt:Images>
<bt:Urls>
<bt:Url id="MyAddin.LearnMore" DefaultValue="https://commandsimple.azurewebsites.net/FunctionFile.html" />
<bt:Url id="MyAddin.FunctionFile" DefaultValue="https://commandsimple.azurewebsites.net/FunctionFile.html" />
</bt:Urls>
<bt:ShortStrings>
<bt:String id="MyAddin.Title" DefaultValue="MyAddin" />
<bt:String id="MyAddin.Tab1.Label" DefaultValue="MyAddin" />
<bt:String id="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.Label" DefaultValue="Execute Function" />
<bt:String id="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.RunFunctionButton.Label" DefaultValue="Execute Function" />
<bt:String id="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.RunFunctionButton.Title" DefaultValue="Execute Function" />
</bt:ShortStrings>
<bt:LongStrings>
<bt:String id="MyAddin.Description" DefaultValue="MyAddin's description" />
<bt:String id="MyAddin.Tab1.Group1.RunFunctionButton.Description" DefaultValue="Click to Execute Function" />
</bt:LongStrings>
</Resources>
</VersionOverrides>
<!--EndAddinCommandsMode-->
</OfficeApp>
, which is mostly based on the official command addin example. This manifest, as it is, can be perfectly imported on Excel Online for testing and shows the expected commands group on the ribbon. However, it fails to be imported on the desktop version of Excel, since no addin at all is shown after clicking on 'Insert'=>'My Addins'=>'Shared folder' (where I store the manifests for testing purposes), which to my current understanding is due to some kind of failed validation.
After long hours of trial and error, I am pretty sure the xml namespaces and schema definitions are to be blamed. However, I am still struggling.
I have checked that if I change <VersionOverrides> to <VersionOverrides xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/mailappversionoverrides/1.0"> (note the extra trailing /1.0), then I can deploy the manifest both online and on desktop, but then they both fallback to the taskpane version (which as far as I understand is due to the fact of the <VersionOverrides> part being omited because of malformation.
In a similar question, where the problem lay on the declaration of the namespaces being uncompleted, the accepted answer opted for using <OfficeApp xmlns:mailappor="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/mailappversionoverrides/1.0> (note the extra /1.0) and`. When using this configuration, I get the add-in to work as expected online (command add-in) but fails to even load on desktop.
Likewise, I am sure this is not a version problem, and thereby this question does not apply, since I am running Version: 16.0.7070.2033, which theoretically meets the requirements.
As I said, I am really struggling to work out how to solve this issue. So, any help will be utterly appreciated (I am so tired I am problably missing something obvious). Thanks
There seems to be a limit on the length of the id attribute that can be used. Sticking to 32-character strings solved the problem for me.

Office 365 outlook appointment addin commands for ribbon does not show up

We are trying to publish our app to the office store but can not pass the following condition.
Your add-in must use add-in commands since it triggers on all messages or all appointments. Add-in commands have been introduced as they lead to a better, much more discoverable, native and engaging experience To find out how to implement add-in commands, please see this article: https://msdn.microsoft.com/EN-US/library/office/mt267547.aspx
We have a really simple manifest that is provided below. The addin works nice in the webbrowsers but in outlook on windows/desktop the command does not load. We have tried to trace the http-traffic but cant see any calls to our website so my guess is that we have som kind of error in our manifest? Any suggestions in how to debug this and see any errors?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- For more information on using transformations
see the web.config examples at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=214134. -->
<OfficeApp xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/appforoffice/1.1"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:bt="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/officeappbasictypes/1.0"
xmlns:mailappor="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/mailappversionoverrides/1.0"
xsi:type="MailApp">
<Id>guid</Id>
<Version>1.0.0.0</Version>
<ProviderName>CompanyName</ProviderName>
<DefaultLocale>en-US</DefaultLocale>
<DisplayName DefaultValue="Display Name Test"/>
<Description DefaultValue="Description"/>
<IconUrl DefaultValue="[URL]App%2064x64.png" />
<HighResolutionIconUrl DefaultValue="[URL]App%20128x128.png" />
<SupportUrl DefaultValue="[URL]" />
<Hosts>
<Host Name="Mailbox" />
</Hosts>
<Requirements>
<Sets>
<Set Name="Mailbox" MinVersion="1.1" />
</Sets>
</Requirements>
<!-- These elements support older clients that don't support add-in commands -->
<FormSettings>
<Form xsi:type="ItemRead">
<DesktopSettings>
<SourceLocation DefaultValue="[URL]"/>
<RequestedHeight>450</RequestedHeight>
</DesktopSettings>
<TabletSettings>
<SourceLocation DefaultValue="[URL]"/>
<RequestedHeight>450</RequestedHeight>
</TabletSettings>
<PhoneSettings>
<SourceLocation DefaultValue="[URL]"/>
</PhoneSettings>
</Form>
<Form xsi:type="ItemEdit">
<DesktopSettings>
<SourceLocation DefaultValue="[URL]"/>
</DesktopSettings>
<TabletSettings>
<SourceLocation DefaultValue="[URL]"/>
</TabletSettings>
<PhoneSettings>
<SourceLocation DefaultValue="[URL]"/>
</PhoneSettings>
</Form>
</FormSettings>
<Permissions>ReadWriteMailbox</Permissions>
<Rule xsi:type="RuleCollection" Mode="Or">
<Rule xsi:type="ItemIs" ItemType="Message" FormType="Edit" />
<Rule xsi:type="ItemIs" ItemType="Appointment" FormType="Edit" />
<Rule xsi:type="ItemIs" ItemType="Message" FormType="Read" />
<Rule xsi:type="ItemIs" ItemType="Appointment" FormType="Read" />
</Rule>
<DisableEntityHighlighting>false</DisableEntityHighlighting>
<VersionOverrides xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/mailappversionoverrides" xsi:type="VersionOverridesV1_0">
<Requirements>
<bt:Sets DefaultMinVersion="1.3">
<bt:Set Name="Mailbox" />
</bt:Sets>
</Requirements>
<Hosts>
<Host xsi:type="MailHost">
<DesktopFormFactor>
<!-- Location of the Functions that UI-less buttons can trigger (ExecuteFunction Actions). -->
<FunctionFile resid="functionFile" />
<!-- Message Read -->
<ExtensionPoint xsi:type="AppointmentOrganizerCommandSurface">
<!-- Use the default tab of the ExtensionPoint or create your own with <CustomTab id="myTab"> -->
<OfficeTab id="TabDefault">
<!-- Up to 6 Groups added per Tab -->
<Group id="apptComposeDemoGroup">
<Label resid="groupLabel" />
<!-- Launch the add-in : task pane button -->
<Control xsi:type="Button" id="apptComposeFunctionButton">
<Label resid="funcComposeButtonLabel" />
<Supertip>
<Title resid="funcComposeSuperTipTitle" />
<Description resid="funcComposeSuperTipDescription" />
</Supertip>
<Icon>
<bt:Image size="16" resid="icon16" />
<bt:Image size="32" resid="icon32" />
<bt:Image size="80" resid="icon80" />
</Icon>
<Action xsi:type="ExecuteFunction">
<FunctionName>commandFunction</FunctionName>
</Action>
</Control>
<!-- Go to http://aka.ms/ButtonCommands to learn how to add more Controls: ExecuteFunction and Menu -->
</Group>
</OfficeTab>
</ExtensionPoint>
<!-- Go to http://aka.ms/ExtensionPointsCommands to learn how to add more Extension Points: MessageRead, AppointmentOrganizer, AppointmentAttendee -->
</DesktopFormFactor>
</Host>
</Hosts>
<Resources>
<bt:Images>
<bt:Image id="icon16" DefaultValue="[URL]App16x16.png"/>
<bt:Image id="icon32" DefaultValue="[URL]App32x32.png"/>
<bt:Image id="icon80" DefaultValue="[URL]App80x80.png"/>
</bt:Images>
<bt:Urls>
<bt:Url id="functionFile" DefaultValue="[URL]"/>
</bt:Urls>
<bt:ShortStrings>
<bt:String id="groupLabel" DefaultValue="My Add-in Group"/>
<bt:String id="funcComposeButtonLabel" DefaultValue="Test"/>
</bt:ShortStrings>
<bt:LongStrings>
<bt:String id="paneReadSuperTipDescription" DefaultValue="Opens a pane displaying all available properties. This is an example of a button that opens a task pane."/>
<bt:String id="funcComposeSuperTipTitle" DefaultValue="Test2"/>
<bt:String id="funcComposeSuperTipDescription" DefaultValue="Test3"/>
</bt:LongStrings>
</Resources>
</VersionOverrides>
</OfficeApp>
For your Supertip Title, use a resource string from ShortStrings instead of LongStrings. I tried that on my Outlook client and it works for me.
So I changed this line:
<Title resid="funcComposeSuperTipTitle" />
to:
<Title resid="funcComposeButtonLabel" />
And then I went to my Calendar, clicked on "New Appointment", and your add-in shows up in my ribbon.
Add-in commands currently only work in Outlook 2016 and 2013 (with the March 8, 2016 Security Update). If you are testing with those versions, note that if the user selects an item in the calendar but doesn't open the pop-out, the add-in's ribbon group won't be visible in the ribbon.
See: https://dev.office.com/docs/add-ins/outlook/add-in-commands-for-outlook

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