Introduction
In this article, I will show you how to deploy an Excel add-in for other users to an organization.
Once we are done with the deployment and hosting of the Excel add-in, we will need to deploy the add-in.
We can deploy Excel add-ins using Office 365, so other users of the organization can use them easily.
Prerequisites:
To deploy Excel add-ins to your organization, you must have exchange admin rights.
Note
Excel add-ins can take up to 24 hours to appear on app ribbons.
Steps to deploy Excel add-ins in an organization
Step 1
Open the Office 365 Admin Center using the link below.
https://admin.microsoft.com
Step 2
From the left navigation, expand the settings.
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Step 3
Select Integrated apps.
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Step 4
Select Add-ins from the Integrated apps page. Or, you can open it directly using the link provided below.
https://admin.microsoft.com/#/Settings/AddIns
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Step 5
Click on Deploy Add-In from opened page.
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Step 6
Once you click on the above button, a new dialog box will open. From the dialog box click on the Next button.
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Step 7
Select the Upload custom apps button from the dialog box.
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Step 8
Select your manifest file using Choose File button.
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Step 9
Once you have selected the file successfully, click on the Upload button.
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Step 10
Select Everyone in Assign Users in the next opened dialog.
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Step 11
Click on the Deploy button.
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Step 11
Once deployed successfully, the below window will open.
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Step 12
Select the Next button.
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Step 13
Select the Close button deployment steps are completed here.
You can add this custom add-in from your Excel client apps.
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Conclusion
This article discussed how we can easily deploy Excel add-ins to other users in an organization using the Office 365 admin center.