If the MyEducator add-in isn't already installed in your Office applications, and you are unable to install it through the Microsoft Add-ins Store, you may need to install it manually. Manually installing the add-in with this method will ONLY work on a personal MacOS computer. If you need to install the add-in on your Windows computer, follow these instructions instead.


Your office applications should be completely closed before beginning this process. It's also important to note that this will only work for office applications downloaded from Microsoft, and will not work for applications downloaded through the Apple app store.


To install the add-in you will need to first open up your terminal. Your terminal can be found in your applications folder, or by pressing cmd+space and typing in 'Terminal' into the search bar that appears.


Once the terminal opens, copy and paste the following commands one by one for each application you would like the add-in to be installed in. Press enter after pasting each command into the terminal.


Excel

mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Excel/Data/Documents/wef"


curl -o "$HOME/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Excel/Data/Documents/wef/excel_manifest.xml" https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/com.myeducator.atlas/public/atlas_1.3_excel_manifest.xml


Word

mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Word/Data/Documents/wef"


curl -o "$HOME/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Word/Data/Documents/wef/word_manifest.xml" https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/com.myeducator.atlas/public/atlas_1.3_word_manifest.xml


Powerpoint

mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Powerpoint/Data/Documents/wef"


curl -o "$HOME/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Powerpoint/Data/Documents/wef/powerpoint_manifest.xml" https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/com.myeducator.atlas/public/atlas_1.3_powerpoint_manifest.xml



Confirm the add-in has been installed with the following steps:


  • Open an Office application you installed the add-in for and create a blank Workbook/Document/Presentation



  • Click 'Add-ins' on your 'home' ribbon, and the MyEducator add-in should appear under 'Developer Add-ins'.




This method should get the add-in installed on your MacOS Office applications. If the add-in doesn't appear, then restart your office application. If it continues to not appear, then reach out to MyEducator support for assistance.


MyEducator Support