<p>A downloadable wall poster that documents the JavaScript API for Office is the latest ploy to persuade developers to create apps for the Office Store.</p><p>Microsoft wants developers to extend the Office 2013 applications with apps using web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, REST, OData, and OAuth. The idea is to provide new experiences in Office applications by bring cloud services into Office documents, email messages, meeting requests, and appointments.</p><p>There are three basic types of apps for Office: task pane, content, and mail and the common components for all of these are an XML manifest and a webpage:</p><p>The Overview of Apps for Office explains that an app for Office is expected to have similar functionality to a webpage within a browser, such as:</p><p><a href="http://www.i-programmer.info/news/167-javascript/5667-microsoft-office-apps-with-javascript.html">Keep reading...</a></p>