OfficeOne Shortcut Manager SDK for Excel

This page discusses Shortcut Manager SDK for Microsoft Excel addin developers who wish to add shortcut facility to their own addins. For the main page, click here.

Overview

Shortcut Manager for Excel provides API functions using which addins can register for a particular key combination. When the registered key combination is pressed, Shortcut Manager calls the callback specified during registration. The addins are free to take any action in the callback function. In fact the addin that ships with Shortcut Manager package registers with Shortcut Manager for the key combinations that the user supplies.

Download

Click one of the following links to download Shortcut Manager SDK for Excel:

• XLSctMgrSDK10.exe (382 KB)
• XLSctMgrSDK10.zip (361 KB)

Both versions are identical - download the .zip version if you are unable to download .exe files.

SDK Contents

The SDK contains:

• Documentation that explains how addins can register for particular key combinations as well as one of the providers of user interface for customizing shortcuts. The documentation is also available in online here.
• Sample source codes and addins are included that demonstrate the usage of Shortcut Manager APIs. One of the sample addins shows the basic functionality which includes registering key combinations with Shortcut Manager and getting called when the key combination is pressed. Another sample addin demonstrates advanced functionality which also includes registering with Shortcut Manager as one of the providers of user interface for customizing shortcuts.

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