Configure the Export to PowerPoint add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 2 min read install-ppt-addin.md

Configure the Export to PowerPoint add-in in your Microsoft PowerPoint to interact with your instance and fetch the data required to generate and download your project status reports.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_ppt_export.ppt_admin or sn_ppt_export.ppt_user.
The Export to PowerPoint add-in must be deployed to your Microsoft PowerPoint. If the add-in icon does not appear on the Home tab, verify the following.
1. Download the add-in manifest file from your ServiceNow instance.
2. Contact your Microsoft Office 365 administrator to deploy the manifest using the Microsoft 365 admin center (Settings > Integrated apps > Upload custom apps).
3. After deployment, restart Microsoft PowerPoint and verify the ServiceNow add-in icon appears on the Home tab.
For the Export to PowerPoint plugin configuration on your instance, see Configure the Export to PPT plugin.

Tip:

If you do not see the add-in icon after deployment, check Insert > My Add-ins in Microsoft PowerPoint to verify the add-in is installed. You may need to select it manually to add it to your ribbon.

Procedure

Open your Microsoft PowerPoint application and select the ServiceNow add-in icon ([Omitted image "icon-servicenow-addin.png"] Alt text: ServiceNow Export to PowerPoint add-in.) on the Home tab.

A panel appears with a login option to access your ServiceNow instance.
Select Log in.
Enter your ServiceNow instance credentials and select Log in.

A prompt requesting access to your instance with details such as the instance name is displayed.
Check your instance details and select Allow.

Result

The landing page of the add-in appears as the right panel.

[Omitted image "icon-ppt-addin-landing-page.png"] Alt text: Export to PowerPoint add-in landing page.

Note: For more information about the additional configuration steps required to enable the Export to PowerPoint add-in for the browser version of Microsoft PowerPoint, see the KB1171422 article in the Now Support Knowledge Base.

What to do next

Create a Microsoft PowerPoint template.

Parent Topic:Configuring Export to PowerPoint

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title: Configure the Export to PowerPoint add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint
description: Configure the Export to PowerPoint add-in in your Microsoft PowerPoint to interact with your instance and fetch the data required to generate and download your project status reports.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/export-to-powerpoint-for-application-portfolio-management/install-ppt-addin.html
release: australia
product: Export to PowerPoint for Application Portfolio Management
classification: export-to-powerpoint-for-application-portfolio-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Configure, Export to PowerPoint for Strategic Portfolio Management, Strategic Portfolio Management]
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# Configure the Export to PowerPoint add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint

Configure the Export to PowerPoint add-in in your Microsoft PowerPoint to interact with your instance and fetch the data required to generate and download your project status reports.

## Before you begin

- Role required: sn\_ppt\_export.ppt\_admin or sn\_ppt\_export.ppt\_user.
- The Export to PowerPoint add-in must be deployed to your Microsoft PowerPoint. If the add-in icon does not appear on the Home tab, verify the following.
1. [Download the add-in manifest file](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/export-to-powerpoint-for-application-portfolio-management/download-manifest-export-to-ppt.md) from your ServiceNow instance.
2. Contact your Microsoft Office 365 administrator to deploy the manifest using the Microsoft 365 admin center \(**Settings** &gt; **Integrated apps** &gt; **Upload custom apps**\).
3. After deployment, restart Microsoft PowerPoint and verify the ServiceNow add-in icon appears on the Home tab.
- For the Export to PowerPoint plugin configuration on your instance, see Configure the Export to PPT plugin.

**Tip:**

If you do not see the add-in icon after deployment, check **Insert** &gt; **My Add-ins** in Microsoft PowerPoint to verify the add-in is installed. You may need to select it manually to add it to your ribbon.

## Procedure

1. Open your Microsoft PowerPoint application and select the ServiceNow add-in icon \(\[Omitted image "icon-servicenow-addin.png"\] Alt text: ServiceNow Export to PowerPoint add-in.\) on the **Home** tab.

A panel appears with a login option to access your ServiceNow instance.

2. Select **Log in**.

3. Enter your ServiceNow instance credentials and select **Log in**.

A prompt requesting access to your instance with details such as the instance name is displayed.

4. Check your instance details and select **Allow**.

## Result

The landing page of the add-in appears as the right panel.

\[Omitted image "icon-ppt-addin-landing-page.png"\] Alt text: Export to PowerPoint add-in landing page.

**Note:** For more information about the additional configuration steps required to enable the Export to PowerPoint add-in for the browser version of Microsoft PowerPoint, see the [KB1171422](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1171422) article in the Now Support Knowledge Base.

## What to do next

[Create a Microsoft PowerPoint template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/export-to-powerpoint-for-application-portfolio-management/create-ppt-template.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Configuring Export to PowerPoint](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/export-to-powerpoint-for-application-portfolio-management/configure-export-to-ppt.md)