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How can I make my simple PowerPoint Add-In available to other people?


A friend asked me to develop a simple PowerPoint (365) Add-In since they couldn't find a suitable one in the Office Store.
I opted to create a Web Add-In in Visual Studio, which is working fine when I launch it via F5.

But now I'm stumped as to how to actually ship it to them.
From what I gather, the two main ways to publish are either a company internal sharepoint or publishing to AppSource, which seemingly is reserved for actual businesses.

I've hosted the html on a github page and put it in the manifest, supposedly other people are now able to add my manifest xml to their powerpoint, but I cannot for the live of me find any options for that.

Is what I'm trying to do even possible?


Solution

  • As long as users have access to download your add-in's manifest, they can install the add-in using the "Upload My Add-in" option. This option is available through Office on the web. For guidance, see Manually sideload an add-in to Office on the web. Once the add-in is installed in Office on the web, it should be available to use on other supported platforms, such as Office on Windows.