This article will show you how to add district approved Outlook add-ins to your desktop and web versions of Outlook. Add-ins like Google Meetings and Zoom Meetings are great ways to connect these tools to your Office 365 Outlook email.
Outlook desktop client
The steps and images below are using the Outlook for Office 365 application on a Windows PC. If you have a different version of Outlook, i.e., Outlook 2013, 2016 or 2019, please refer to the instructions here, Get an Office Add-in for Outlook.
In Outlook, click Home > Get Add-ins on the ribbon.
In the left navigation panel click Admin-managed.
All the Special School District approved add-ins are listed here. If you want to have an add-in added to this list, see the section below for the Approved Software and Services.
Click the Add button for any of the items you would like to add.
Click the Continue button.
Depending on the app, there may be a Get Started section once it is added. You may click this to review any information they provide including where to find the add-in.
In this example, I added Zoom Meetings. Go to the Calendar.
Click the New Meeting button.
Click on the Meeting tab and then locate the new Zoom section in the ribbon.
Outlook on the web
The steps and images below are using the Outlook for Office 365 on the web. These steps will function the same on any PC or Mac using a modern web browser.
In Outlook on the web, select any message.
Select the More actions (ellipses) button at the top of the message.
Go to the bottom of the list and select Get Add-ins.
In the left navigation panel click Admin-managed.
All the Special School District approved add-ins are listed here. If you want to have an add-in added to this list, see the section below for the Approved Software and Services.
Click the Add button for any of the items you would like to add.
Click the Continue button.
Depending on the app, there may be a Get Started pop-up. Review this information and you may select if you want the app pinned for easy access.
In this example, I added Zoom Meetings.
Go to the Calendar.
Click the New Event button.
Click on the Zoom button to reveal the options.
Click Allow to have the Zoom login screen to pop up.
Approved Software and Services
Special School District has a list of approved software including Outlook Add-ins available in the knowledge article, Approved Software and Services. If you would like to have an Add-in reviewed and approved through the process, please go to the knowledge base article and watch the video to learn the process.