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An add-in can use the Office JavaScript APIs to interact with objects in Office client applications.

  • Application-specific APIs provide strongly-typed objects that can be used to interact with objects that are native to a specific Office application.
  • Common APIs can be used to access features such as UI, dialogs, and client settings that are common across multiple Office applications.

You should use application-specific APIs whenever feasible, and use Common APIs only for scenarios that aren't supported by application-specific APIs. For more detailed information about these two API models, see Develop Office Add-ins.

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Note: There's currently no application-specific JavaScript API for Project; you'll use Common APIs to create Project add-ins. Additionally, the application-specific API for PowerPoint is very limited in scope; you'll mainly use Common APIs to create PowerPoint add-ins.