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BcsDev
Jul 01, 2026Copper Contributor
Store-published Word add-in can't read or write the open document
We published a Word add-in to the Microsoft Store and ran into something odd that I'm hoping someone here has seen before. The add-in installs and opens fine. Signing in, the chat assistant, brow...
Jamony
Jul 02, 2026MCT
Hi, I’d compare the Store-published manifest with the sideloaded or development manifest first. For Word add-ins that need document access, the manifest permissions and requirement sets matter a lot. Make sure the add-in declares the correct document read/write permission and that the API calls you use are supported by the Word client and platform where the issue happens. I’d also test whether the document is in Protected View, read-only mode, sensitivity-label restricted, or opened from a location that limits editing. If it works sideloaded but not from the Store, the packaged manifest or validation path is where I’d look first.