X-Author Contracts for Outlook is a Microsoft Word Add-In that adds a new X-Author Contracts ribbon to the application. Unless otherwise stated, the system requirements for installing this add-in are the same as for the X-Author Contracts add-in. The installation process installs a folder on your computer containing the files required to use X-Author Contracts for Outlook. The folder is installed either in your Program Files or Program Files(x86) directory, depending on which Windows Operating System version you use.

Prerequisites

Before installation, please check that you have the following:

  • ApttusXAuthorContractsforOutlook_<<version>>.exe for X-Author Contracts for Outlook (download from the Install Center).
  • You must be logged into the target machine with Administrator permissions.
  • You must not have any instances of Microsoft Office products running.
  • You must be connected to the Internet.

To install the X-Author Contracts for Outlook Add-In

  1. Double-click the ApttusXAuthorContractsforOutlook_<<version>>.exe to display the InstallShield Wizard. In certain instances, a restart of Windows may be required. Click Yes to confirm the restart and once you log back into Windows, the installer should resume automatically.
  2. Click Next to start the wizard.
  3. On the License Agreement screen, select I accept... and then click Next. If you do not accept the terms of the agreement, X-Author Contracts for Outlook will not be installed on your computer.
  4. Click Install to begin the installation process. If any components need to be installed for X-Author Contracts for Outlook to work as expected, they will be automatically detected as missing and installed automatically.
  5. After X-Author Contracts for Outlook and any required components have been installed, click Finish to close the wizard and complete the installation.

The X-Author Contracts ribbon tab will now be available in Microsoft Word. If the ribbon tab is not displayed, you may need to register X-Author Contracts for Outlook with Microsoft Word.