Creating a React + Typescript add-in using Visual Studio 2019

Question

I'm new to TypeScript/Office.js, but thanks to some good tutorials I've managed to port my VSTO Excel add-in to a TypeScript Office add-in using Visual Studio 2019. Now when I'm building the UI TaskPane, I see recommendations for using Fabric-JS components for progress spinner, etc. As far as I can tell, this requires usage of yet another framework such as React, which again is new to me. I'm looking for some guidance on how to I can add Fabric-UI components to my Visual Studio solution.

How to create an Office add-in using React + TypseScript in Visual Studio? is similar, but what I'm really looking for are the steps one would have to take to incorporate the output of a 'yo office' react app into an existing Visual Studio solution.

Answer 1

I have a lot of expertise writing Office Add-ins, including some experience using Office-JS with TypeScript, React and FabricUI.

More than happy to try and assist. Please visit "bettersolutions.com" and drop me an email, kind regards Russell