Context.touchEnabled property

Gets whether the add-in is running in an Office host application that is touch enabled.

var isTouchEnabled = Office.context.touchEnabled;

Return value

Returns True if the add-in is running on a touch device, such as an iPad; otherwise returns False.

Remarks

Use the touchEnabled property to determine when your add-in is running on a touch device and if necessary, adjust the kind of controls, and size and spacing of elements in your add-in's UI to accommodate touch interactions.

Support details

A capital Y in the following matrix indicates that this method is supported in the corresponding Office host application. An empty cell indicates that the Office host application doesn't support this method.

For more information about Office host application and server requirements, see Requirements for running Office Add-ins.

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