Office 2013 In Depth

Adding Apps to the Office Applications

Office 2013 enables you to add apps to your Office applications to extend their functionality. An app is a self-contained mini-application with a particular function. For example, the Merriam-Webster dictionary app helps you look up the definition of a selected word from within an application window such as Word. Figure 2.16 shows the Word window and the Dictionary app (on the right in its own task pane).

Figure 2.16. The Dictionary app in Word.

You can use the Dictionary app in more than one Office application; you can use it in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. However, other apps are specific to an application ...