Centralized Deployment Approach

You can install the pre-release X-Author for Contracts add-in using Centralized Deployment via the Office 365 admin center. Centralized Deployment supports both the Windows and Mac operating systems and the deployment approach is the same for both. 

To install the pre-release X-Author for Contracts add-in, the Office 365 administrator must first deploy the X-Author for Contracts add-in in Office 365. Deploying the add-in is a one-time activity. An administrator must first install the add-in before deploying it in their organization for the entire organization, for users, or for groups. The users with assigned add-in access, must insert add-in in their Microsoft Word. 

After using Centralized Deployment to install the add-in, an administrator must take the following actions to assign the add-in to new users: 

• If the add-in is assigned to Everyone, no action is required.

• If the add-in is assigned to a Group, the administrator must add new users to the group. 
• If the add-in is assigned to Specific users, the administrator must give access to new users. 

When the administrator assigns the add-in to new users, they must insert add-in in their Microsoft Word.

This table provides an overview of administrator and user actions that must be performed for different use cases: 

Deploying X-Author for Contracts add-in

As an Office 365 administrator, you can deploy the X-Author for Contracts add-in and assign the add-in directly to a user, to multiple users via a group, or to everyone in your organization. 

Prerequisites

• You have the administrator role to deploy the add-in.
• You have the pre-release X-Author for Contracts manifest file.  
• Your organization meets all requirements for using centralized deployment, see Requirements for centralized deployment of add-ins.

To deploy X-Author for Contracts add-in 

1. Sign in to Office 365. 
2. Select the app launcher icon in the upper left and select Admin.
3. In the navigation menu, click Show more, then select Settings and click Services & add-ins.
4. Select Deploy Add-In, review the requirements, and click Next.
5. On the Centralized Deployment page, select I have the manifest file (.xml) on this device option.
6. Click Browse to locate the manifest file (.xml) you want.
7. On the Assign Users page, choose from Everyone, Specific Users/Groups, or Only me. Use the search box to find the users and groups to whom you want to deploy the add-in.
8. Click Deploy. 

The X-Author for Contracts add-in is added in Office 365. Users who have permission can directly insert the add-in in their Microsoft Word. It can take up to 24 hours for the add-in to show up for all users.

For more information about installing, publishing, and managing add-ins using centralized deployment via the Office 365 admin center, see Deploy and publish Office Add-ins and Manage add-ins in the admin center. If you want to remove the add-in, see Delete an add-in.

If you can't install X-Author for Contracts using Centralized Deployment, contact Tech Support.