Word Add-in

Document Generation Word Add-in provides the capability to author templates to generate data-driven Word and PDF documents. It provides the capability to add different tags and enable users to author templates seamlessly. You can refer to the Add-in Demo for the explanation on how to use the add-in.

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Adobe Document Generation Word Add-in is available here.

Add-In Demo

Document Generation add-in is developed in such a way that you don't need to learn any code. The system does it all for you, as you'll see in the video below:

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AdobeDocs/pdfservices-api-documentation/eds-migration/src/pages/overview/document-generation-api/Video

How to install

You can get the Document Generation Word Add-in from the Microsoft Office store. This add-in can be installed in both the web-based and desktop launched MS Word application. Access to the store is slightly different for each environment. Detailed instructions for both are described below.

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If you are an Enterprise User, organizational Office 365 Admins or user with admin rights can centrally install the add-in at the tenant level, and control access at the user level if desired.

Installing the add-in for the web-based client

Log in to your 365 Office account and open the word application.
Navigate to the Insert tab, and click the Add-ins icon in the insert section. Office Add-ins pop-up page will open up.

Insert tab in Microsoft Word Web

Select Add-Ins under the Insert tab in Microsoft Word Web

Check for the Adobe Document Generation add-in in the MY ADDINS tab on Add-ins pop-up page.
Navigate to the STORE tab in the Office Add-ins pop-up, if the add-in is not enabled/installed.

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If you face an issue, as illustrated below, while accessing your Office Add-ins store then you can contact your organizational Office 365 Admins to get Add-in installed at the tenant level.

Error message for enterprises when their organization has disabled access to Office Store in Microsoft Word Web

Otherwise, In the top left search box, search for Adobe Document Generation and click on add button.

Office Add-Ins search result for Adobe Document Generation in Microsoft Word Web

After enabling/installing the add-in, you will find a new Adobe Document Generation add-in on the Home tab.

Adding Document Generation in you home tab in Microsoft Word Web

Installing the add-in for the desktop client

Open your desktop Office application.
Navigate to the Insert tab, and click the Get Add-ins option.

Insert tab in Microsoft Word

Select Add-Ins under the Insert tab in Microsoft Word

Check for the Adobe Document Generation add-in in the MY ADDINS tab on Add-ins pop-up page.
Navigate to STORE tab in the Office Add-ins popup, if add-in is not already enabled/installed.

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If you face an issue, as illustrated below, while accessing your Office Add-ins store then you can contact your organizational Office 365 Admins to get Add-in installed at the tenant level.

Error message for enterprises when their organization has disabled access to Office Store in Microsoft Word

Otherwise, In the top left search box, search for Adobe Document Generation and click on add button to install.

After enabling/installing the add-in, you will find a new Adobe Document Generation add-in on the Home tab.

Adding Document Generation in you home tab in Microsoft Word

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Please refer to the official Microsoft Add-In Installation Guide for detailed steps on Add-In installation.

Installing at the Tenant level

Installing at the tenant level allows the admin to expose the add-in by default, saving the users the installation steps, and ensuring that all users have access without issue.

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The below process enables the add-in at the tenant level for the whole user base. Check here if you would like more granular control over the deployment. Determine if Centralized Deployment of add-ins works for your organization.

The enablement is quick and easy, taking only about 5 minutes:

Log in as the Tenant admin, and navigate to the admin center from the app launcher.
In the admin center, go to the Settings > Add-ins page. If you don't see the Add-in Page, go to the Settings > Integrated apps.
On the top of the Integrated apps page, click the Add-ins link.

Microsoft 365 Admin Center Add-In tab

Select Deploy Add-in at the top of the page, and then select Next.
Select the option to add an add-in from the Office Store. In the top left search box, search for Adobe Document Generation and click on add button.

Microsoft 365 Admin Center tenant search results for Adobe Document Generation

Assign Users
- Everyone - Applies the deployment method to all users in the Tenant.
- Specific users/groups - Applies the deployment method to only the selected users or groups.
- Just me - Applies the deployment method to just the user (admin) doing the configuration

Microsoft 365 Admin Center assigning Add-In to the user

Click Deploy after assigning users.

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Users might need to relaunch Office to view the add-in icon on the app ribbon.