Project Overview
MetaDesign Solutions developed custom Office Add-ins for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint along with a web-based admin panel. The solution enforces brand guideline compliance across projects, integrated with Active Directory for user management.
Solution Scope and Services
Two-component solution: a web-based admin panel (Angular + ASP.NET MVC on AWS) and Office Add-ins for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with Active Directory integration.
Web-Based Admin Panel
Allows admins to configure users, define style settings per project, and assign projects to users. Integrated with Active Directory for authentication, hosted on AWS in Mumbai.
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Office Add-ins for Desktop PC
Add-ins for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint that restrict users to project-specific styling — fonts, colors, chart styles — fetched from the central admin panel based on Active Directory profile.
Cross-Application Formatting
The add-ins allow users to copy-paste between Office apps while retaining style information, ensuring brand consistency across all document types.
Key Challenges
Challenge 1
The plugin must work across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint consistently.
Challenge 2
Formatting must be retained when data is copied between Office applications.
Challenge 3
Style settings must be restricted based on the project the user is working on.
Challenge 4
The plug-in must integrate with Active Directory for user profile details.
Challenge 5
Admin Panel must be a cloud-hosted web application for centralized management.
Results & Outcomes
The solution delivered significant efficiency gains: employees save 40% of their time and produce more accurate, brand-compliant documents. Review cycles dropped from 4 to 2, reducing project costs and completion time while increasing accuracy.
