User Outlook Add-in Setup (Administrator)

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If general users install the User Outlook Add-in individually, refer to Getting Started in the user manual.

User Outlook Add-in Deployment Procedure

This section describes the procedure for an administrator to deploy the User Outlook Add-in so that users in the organization can use it.

With an administrator account, sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center from the following URL.

https://admin.microsoft.com/
From the menu on the left of the screen, click Settings > Integrated apps. In the displayed screen, click Add-ins.
On the following screen, click + Deploy Add-in.
On the following screen, click Next.
On the following screen, click Upload custom apps.
On the following screen, select I have the manifest file (.xml) on this device, click Choose File to specify the User Outlook Add-in manifest file, and click Upload.

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The User Outlook Add-in manifest file can be downloaded from the support site.

On the following screen, select appropriate values for Assign users and Deployment method, then click Deploy.

Select Assign users by referring to the following.

Assign users	Description
`Everyone`	Select this when you want to deploy the User Outlook Add-in to all users in the organization.
`Specific users/groups`	Select this when you want to deploy the User Outlook Add-in only to specific users in the organization, and specify the users or groups you want to deploy to.
`Just me`	Select this when you want to deploy the User Outlook Add-in only to yourself (the administrator account signed in to the Microsoft 365 admin center), for testing purposes, etc.

Select Deployment method by referring to the following.

Deployment method	Description
`Fixed`	The User Outlook Add-in is automatically deployed and installed for the users specified in Assign users. Users cannot remove the installed User Outlook Add-in.
`Available`	The users specified in Assign users install the User Outlook Add-in themselves. For how users install the User Outlook Add-in deployed by the administrator, refer to Getting Started in the user manual.
`Optional`	The User Outlook Add-in is automatically deployed and installed for the users specified in Assign users. Users can remove the installed User Outlook Add-in.

On the following screen, click Next.
On the following screen, click Close.
On the following screen, confirm that the add-in with the Name 365 Alert OAI is displayed.

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It may take more than 24 hours before users in the organization can use the User Outlook Add-in. Each user must also restart Outlook.

This completes the User Outlook Add-in deployment procedure.

This section describes the procedure for an administrator to update the User Outlook Add-in.

With an administrator account, sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center from the following URL.

https://admin.microsoft.com/
From the menu on the left of the screen, click Settings > Integrated apps. In the displayed screen, click the row named 365 Alert OAI.
On the following screen, click Update add-in.
On the following screen, select Upload the manifest file (.xml) from this device, then click Choose File to specify the User Outlook Add-in manifest file.
When validation succeeds, The manifest file has been validated is displayed, so click Next.
On the following screen, click Accept and Update.
When the update succeeds, Updated is displayed, so click Finish.

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It may take some time for the User Outlook Add-in update to take effect.

This completes the User Outlook Add-in update procedure.

This section describes the procedure for an administrator to remove the User Outlook Add-in from users in the organization.

With an administrator account, sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center from the following URL.

https://admin.microsoft.com/
From the menu on the left of the screen, click Settings > Integrated apps. In the displayed screen, click 365 Alert OAI.
In the displayed screen, click Remove app.
In the displayed screen, select Yes, delete the app and the data associated with the app. and click Delete.
The following screen appears, so click Finish.

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It may take some time for the User Outlook Add-in to be removed from users in the organization.

This completes the User Outlook Add-in removal procedure.