Microsoft Office add-in

Save your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to Alba 365

Install our Office add-in once. A new Save to Alba button appears on the Home ribbon. Click it and your document opens in Alba 365 as a PDF — no save dialog, no folder picking, no copy & paste.

Works everywhere Office runs

Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Desktop on Windows + Mac, web, iPad.

Secure round-trip

Single-use 15-minute import links. Files travel over TLS.

Built for organizations

Push the add-in to every employee via Microsoft 365 admin.

Install

From Microsoft AppSource

Easiest

Open Word, Excel, or PowerPoint and choose Insert → Get Add-ins.
Search for Alba 365 in the AppSource catalog.
Click Add. The button appears on the Home ribbon.

Coming soon — pending Microsoft Partner Center review. Use the direct sideload below in the meantime.

Direct sideload (per-user)

Available today

Download manifest.xml.
In Word: Insert → My Add-ins → Upload My Add-in.
Choose the manifest file. Reload Word.

Download manifest.xml

Microsoft 365 admin push

For organizations

In the Microsoft 365 admin center, go to Settings → Integrated apps → Upload custom apps.
Provide the same manifest.xml file or its hosted URL.
Assign to Everyone or a specific group. Users see the button on their Office ribbons after the next sign-in.

Requires Microsoft 365 Global Admin or Application Admin role.

After install

1
Open any Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document.
2
Click Save to Alba on the Home ribbon. The taskpane opens on the right.
3
Click the Save to Alba 365 button in the taskpane.
4
Your browser opens to confirm the import. Sign in if prompted.
5
Click Import & open. The document opens in Alba 365 as a PDF.

FAQ

Why do I have to confirm in my browser?

Office add-ins run in a sandbox that doesn't share cookies with your regular browser. We upload your document anonymously over TLS, give it a 15-minute single-use import link, and then your normal Alba 365 session in your browser claims it. That keeps the add-in simple and your sign-in flow exactly where you'd expect it.

Does Alba 365 store the original Word file?

No. Office converts to PDF inside Office, and only the PDF travels to Alba. The original .docx / .xlsx / .pptx stays where you saved it.

Will this work in Excel on the web?

Word and PowerPoint on the web work. Excel on the web doesn't currently support Office's PDF-export API; use Excel desktop or Excel on iPad. We'll wire a server-side fallback in a future release.

Can my whole team install it at once?

Yes — use the Microsoft 365 admin push option above. One upload, every employee gets the button. AppSource publication will also support tenant-wide deployment.

Is there a file-size limit?

50 MB per document. If you're hitting that, we should talk — reach out at amar@edts.ca.

Need a hand?

We'll get the add-in set up for your team. Free, no commitment.