Draftable Office Add-in Deployment

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Add-in Manifest URLs

Use these manifest URLs when deploying Draftable Office Add-ins to your Microsoft 365 tenant via the Admin Center. Click the copy button to copy the URL to your clipboard.

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Deployment Instructions

Prerequisites: You must be a Microsoft 365 Global Administrator or have the appropriate admin permissions to deploy add-ins via Centralized Deployment.

Step 1: Access Microsoft 365 Admin Center

Navigate to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center
Sign in with your administrator credentials

Step 2: Navigate to Integrated Apps

In the left-hand navigation menu, expand Settings
Click on Integrated apps

Step 3: Deploy a Custom Add-in

Click the Get apps button at the top of the page
Click Deploy Add-in (or similar option depending on your admin portal version)
Select Deploy a custom add-in or I have a URL for the manifest file
Paste one of the manifest URLs from above into the text field
Click Validate or Next to check the manifest

Step 4: Configure Deployment Settings

Review the add-in information and permissions
Click Next to proceed
Choose who should have access to the add-in:
- Everyone - Deploy to all users in your organization
- Specific users/groups - Select particular users or security groups
- Just me - Deploy only to your account (for testing)
Select the deployment method:
- Fixed - Add-in is automatically installed and users cannot remove it
- Available - Add-in is available for users to install from their Office apps
- Optional - Add-in is automatically installed but users can remove it

Step 5: Complete Deployment

Review your configuration settings
Click Deploy to finalize the deployment
Wait for the deployment to complete (typically a few minutes)

Success! The add-in will be available to users within 24 hours. In most cases, it appears within minutes.

Step 6: Verify Deployment

Open Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook (depending on which add-in you deployed)
Go to the Home tab (or Insert tab in older Office versions)
Look for the Draftable section in the ribbon
The add-in buttons should appear in the ribbon or under My Add-ins

Note: If users don't see the add-in immediately, have them restart their Office application or wait a few minutes for the deployment to propagate across the tenant.

Additional Resources

Troubleshooting

Add-in not appearing for users?

Wait up to 24 hours for deployment to fully propagate
Verify users are in the correct security group (if using group-based deployment)
Have users restart their Office applications
Check that users have active Microsoft 365 subscriptions with Office apps
Ensure users are signed in with their organizational account

Manifest validation failed?

Ensure you copied the complete URL without extra spaces or line breaks
Verify the URL is accessible from your network (not blocked by firewall or proxy)
Check that dl.draftable.com is not blocked by your organization's web filter
Try accessing the URL directly in a browser to confirm it's reachable

Need to update to a new version?

Return to Integrated apps in the Admin Center
Find the existing Draftable add-in in the list and click on it
Look for an Update option and provide the new manifest URL
The updated version will roll out to users automatically
Users may need to restart Office apps to see the update

Remove or uninstall an add-in?

Go to Integrated apps in the Admin Center
Click on the Draftable add-in
Select Remove or Delete
Confirm the removal
The add-in will be removed from users' Office apps within 24 hours