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# Download the manifest file

# Download the manifest file {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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Configure the user roles and download the add-in manifest file to use the Export to PowerPoint add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllServiceNow Add-Ins for OfficeOffice Add-In Manifests.
2. Click Templates for ServiceNow.  
   Note:  
   Check the Templates for ServiceNow description to match with PowerPoint plugin for ServiceNow to ensure that the correct manifest file is selected.
3. Click Download Manifest to download the add-in file.  
   The manifest file you download is specific to your instance. It contains the instance URL and configuration details that apply only to your environment. Using a manifest from one instance on another instance does not work and may cause errors.

   If you work with more than one ServiceNow instance, for example, a development instance and a production instance --- you have two options:
   * Install a separate manifest for each instance. Download and install the manifest individually from each instance you need to connect to.
   * Use the sideload option. If installing multiple manifests is not practical, use the sideload option to temporarily load the manifest for a different instance without installing it permanently.
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## What to do next

* Share the manifest.xml file with Microsoft Office 365 account manager to [upload the manifest file for
  Microsoft Office 365 users](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=upload-the-manifest-file-office365&version=australia&pubname=australia-employee-service-management&ft:locale=en-US) to enable the Export to PowerPoint add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint.  
  Alternatively, you can sideload the add-in for testing purposes using one of the following processes.
  * For Windows machines: <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/testing/create-a-network-shared-folder-catalog-for-task-pane-and-content-add-ins>
  * For macOS machines: <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/testing/sideload-an-office-add-in-on-mac>
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* For more information about the additional configuration steps required to enable the Export to PowerPoint add-in for 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.
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