If the deployed add-in doesn't support add-in commands or if you want to view all deployed add-ins, you can view them via My Add-ins. In the following example, the command Search Citation appears for the Citations add-in. If the add-in supports add-in commands, the commands appear on the Office ribbon. The add-in appears on all platforms that the add-in supports. More about the end-user experience with add-insĪfter you deploy an add-in, your end users can start using it in their Office applications. Preventing users from accessing the office store will also prevent them from Sideloading Office Add-ins for testing from a network share. For more information, see Identity, authentication, and authorization in Office 2016. To prevent a user from signing in with a Microsoft account, you can restrict logon to use only the organizational account. To remove these links, administrators must disable the Store through Group Policy Object (GPO).
This does not prevent an administrator from using Centralized Deployment to assign an add-in from the Office Store.Īdd-ins such as Visio Data Visualizer, Bing Maps, and People Graph will still show up in the ribbon, even if an admin has disabled the Store. Support for turning off the Office Store is available in the following versions: This will prevent all users from acquiring the following add-ins from the store.Īdd-ins for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2016 from:Ī user who tries to access the store will see the following message: Sorry, Microsoft 365 has been configured to prevent individual acquisition of Office Store add-ins.
In the admin center, go to the Settings > Org settings page.Ĭlear the option to let users access the Office store.
This can be used in conjunction with Centralized Deployment to ensure that only organization-approved add-ins are deployed to users within your organization.
Outlook add-in installation is managed by a different process.Īs an organization you may wish to prevent the download of new Office add-ins from the Office Store. Prevent add-in downloads by turning off the Office Store across all clients (Except Outlook) Post deployment, admins can also manage user access to add-ins. Validate your selections, and choose Remove. Remove the Add-in button on the bottom right corner. In the Configuration pane, go to Advanced Settings > Add-ins.Ĭhoose Remove Add-In. Select the deployed add-in and then select the Configuration tab. In the admin center, go to the Settings > Integrated apps page. You can also delete an add-in that was deployed. For example, turning off an add-in might make sense if an add-in is used only during specific times of the year. Users and groups assigned the add-in no longer have access to it.Ĭonsider deleting an add-in if no one is using it anymore. If the add-in state is changed to Active, the users and groups will have access to it again. Users and groups assigned to the add-in no longer have access to it. Users and groups assigned to the add-in see it in the relevant clients. StateĪdmin uploaded the add-in and assigned it to users or groups. Add-in statesĪn add-in can be in either the On or Off state. See Start using your Office add-in.Īfter an admin deploys add-ins for users in an organization, the admin can turn add-ins off or on, edit, delete, and manage access to the add-ins.įor more information about installing add-ins from the admin center, see Deploy add-ins in the admin center. Office add-ins help you personalize your documents and streamline the way you access information on the web. Learn about using Centralized add-ins to deploy add-ins to users and groups in your organization.