Get an Office Add-in for Word

Office add-ins can help you personalize your documents or speed up the way you access information on the web. For example, with an add-in, you could look up items on Wikipedia or add an online map to your document without having to leave Word.

Important: New name for apps for Office - Office Add-ins. We are currently updating our products, documentation, samples, and other resources to reflect the platform name change from "apps for Office and SharePoint" to "Office and SharePoint Add-ins". We made this change to better distinguish the extension platform from Office apps (applications). While these changes are taking place, the dialogs and messages you see in your application might be different than what you see in this article.

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Using Office Add-ins in Word 2016

Using apps for Office in Word 2013

Using Office Add-ins in Word 2016

You can use the web Office Add-ins in Word 2016.

Get an Office add-in for Word 2016

1. Click Insert > Store.

   

2. In the Office Add-ins box, click Store.

   

3. Pick the add-in you want, or search for one in the search box. Click an add-in to read more about it, and then click Add or Buy.

   If you're prompted to sign in, type the email address and password you use to sign in to Office programs. Review the privacy information, and then click Continue (for free add-ins), or confirm billing information and complete your purchase.

Start using your Office add-in with Word 2016

To start using your add-in with Word 2016, double-click it in the add-ins list.

1. Click Insert > My Add-ins.

   

   Tip: You can also click your add-in under Recently Used Add-ins when you click the My Add-ins button.

2. Double-click any add-in from the My Add-ins group in the Office Add-ins dialog to start using it. You can also select the add-in and then select OK to start using the add-in.

   

   Note:  After you get a new add-in, it should show up in your My Add-ins list. If it doesn't, click Refresh to update the list.

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Using apps for Office in Word 2013

The dialogs and other messages you see in Word 2013 currently show apps for Office for the add-ins based on the web technologies provided by the new Office Add-ins model. These dialogs and messages are changing to Office Add-ins.

Get an app for Word 2013

1. Click Insert > Store.

   

2. In the Apps for Office box, click Store.

   

3. Pick the app you want, or search for one in the search box. Click an app to read more about it, and then click Add or Buy.

   If you're prompted to sign in, type the email address and password you use to sign in to Office programs. Review the privacy information, and then click Continue (for free apps), or confirm billing information and complete your purchase.

Start using your app for Office in Word 2013

To start using your app, double-click it in the apps list.

1. Click Insert > My Apps.

   

2. In Apps for Office, double-click any app to start using it.

   Note:  After you get a new app, it should show up in your My Apps list. If it doesn't, click Refresh to update the list.

   

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