diff --git a/src/core/defaultSnip.tsx b/src/core/defaultSnip.tsx
index 06b4ae8..e05bfb1 100644
--- a/src/core/defaultSnip.tsx
+++ b/src/core/defaultSnip.tsx
@@ -12,8 +12,43 @@ export const defaultSnip: ExportSnip = {
 
 function ready() {
     console.log('Hello world!');
+
+    // runExcel();
+    // runWord();
+    // runPowerPoint();
+}
+
+async function runExcel() {
+    await Excel.run({ delayForCellEdit: true }, async (context) => {
+        const range = context.workbook.getSelectedRange();
+        range.format.fill.color = "yellow";
+        range.load("value");
+        await context.sync();
+        console.log(\`The range address was "\${range.value}".\`);
+    });
+}
+
+async function runWord() {
+    await Word.run(async (context) => {
+        const range: Word.Range = context.document.getSelection();
+        range.font.color = "yellow";
+        range.load("text");
+        await context.sync();
+        console.log(\`The selected text was "\${range.text}".\`);
+    });
 }
 
+async function runPowerPoint() {
+    await PowerPoint.run(async (context) => {
+        const range = context.presentation.getSelection();
+        range.font.color = "yellow";
+        range.load("text");
+        await context.sync();
+        console.log(\`The selected text was "\${range.text}".\`);
+    });
+}
+
+
 Office.onReady(({host, platform})=> {
     console.log("READY");
 
@@ -40,6 +75,7 @@ function getHostColor(host: Office.HostType): string {
     const color = hostToColor.get(host) || "purple";
     return color;
 }
+
 `,
         },
         html: {
diff --git a/src/core/embed/embed.ts b/src/core/embed/embed.ts
index c254c8f..23bf0f6 100644
--- a/src/core/embed/embed.ts
+++ b/src/core/embed/embed.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ async function callGenericCallbackForHost<T>(callback: GenericCallback<T>): Prom
     const host = getHost();
     switch (host) {
         case Office.HostType.Excel:
-            return await Excel.run(async (context) => {
+            // delayForCellEdit
+            // https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/excel/excel-add-ins-delay-in-cell-edit
+            // Delay for cell edit so the call does not fail due to cell edit mode.
+            // In practice this should only be called when already in the editor so it should be rare.
+            return await Excel.run({ delayForCellEdit: true }, async (context) => {
                 const customXmlParts = context.workbook.customXmlParts;
                 return callback(context, customXmlParts);
             });