When Internet Explorer 11 is being used, the Narrator reads the title bar of the task pane, which comes from the value in the add-in's manifest.Ģ See the update history page and how to find your Office client version and update channel for more details.ģ If your add-in includes the element in the manifest, then it will not use Microsoft Edge with the original WebView (EdgeHTML). Microsoft Edge 1, 3 with original WebView (EdgeHTML)ġ When Microsoft Edge is being used, the Windows Narrator (sometimes called a "screen reader") reads the tag in the page that opens in the task pane. Microsoft Edge 1 with WebView2 (Chromium-based) Non-subscription Office 2013 to Office 2019 (But note that Office on the web will not open in Internet Explorer.Īttempting to do so opens Office on the web in Edge.) OSĮdge WebView2 (Chromium-based) installed? The following table shows which browser is used for the various platforms and operating systems. The Script Lab tool no longer supports Internet Explorer.But AppSource still tests for combinations of platform and Office desktop versions that use Internet Explorer. Consequently, AppSource no longer tests add-ins in Office on the web using Internet Explorer as the browser.
Office on the web no longer opens in Internet Explorer.Moreover, support for these combinations, and hence for Internet Explorer, is still required for add-ins submitted to AppSource. Some combinations of platforms and Office versions, including one-time-purchase versions through Office 2019, will continue to use the webview control that comes with Internet Explorer 11 to host add-ins, as explained in this article. Microsoft is ending support for Internet Explorer, but this doesn't significantly affect Office Add-ins. Internet Explorer still used in Office Add-ins