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About our How-to guides

The following guides contain a set of common use cases and accompanying code snippets that will help you quickly implement a wide variety of features in your add-ons.

We're constantly adding new how-tos, so make sure to check back often. If you're looking for Tutorials that guide you in building add-ons from the ground up, please check the Complete Projects section.

How-to guides



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Authentication & Authorization
Data & Environment
UI & Interaction
Use Design Elements
Use Metadata
Exporting & Output
User Info

Complete Projects

We've created a set of in-depth tutorials that guide you through the process of building a complete add-on from scratch.



TopicsTutorials
Document APIs
Communication APIs
Adobe Spectrum Web Components
Lit & TypeScript

We recommend you to start with the Design Grid creator, which covers the basics of the add-on SDK and how to use the Document API.

Design Grid creator

Other resources

We've also created a collection of Code Samples that you can use to get started. You can use the SDK References to find all of the objects, methods, properties and events supported for building add-ons.

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