Users can get BrandIn from the Office store, or you can deploy it directly to selected users or groups in your organization using the centralized deployment feature in the Microsoft 365 admin center.

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If you want to turn on Open invite but limit who can join, you must deploy the app to selected users or groups using the centralized deployment feature in the Microsoft 365 admin center, and block access to the Office Store.

This article explains how to deploy BrandIn as a managed application using the Microsoft 365 admin center. You will need to be an M365 Global Administrator to be able to do this.

As an M365 Global Administrator, you can deploy Office Add-ins for groups of users in your organization by using the centralized deployment feature in the M365 admin center. For further information, read Microsoft's article on deploying apps in the M365 admin center, but note that the screenshots do not reflect the latest admin center experience.

How to deploy BrandIn in the Microsoft 365 admin center

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Before you get started, please ensure that you have received the application manifest from BrightCarbon.

To deploy BrandIn, follow these steps:

1. Log into the M365 admin center.
2. Select Settings from the menu on the left. If you can't see Settings, select Show all at the bottom of the menu first.
   
   
3. Select Integrated apps.
4. Once on the Integrated apps page, select Get apps.
5. On the Microsoft Store page, search for BrandIn using the search bar at the top-right corner.
6. In the search results, click Get it now on the BrandIn application card.
7. Click Get it now again to agree to BrandIn SaaS agreement and privacy policy.
8. On the Add users page, choose who you want to have access to BrandIn. You can edit access later.
   • Select Just me if you are evaluating BrandIn on behalf of your organization.
   • Select Entire organization if your evaluation is complete and you want everyone to have access to BrandIn.
   • Select Specific users/groups if you are deploying a pilot project or want to restrict access to a specific group of users.
9. Select Next to finish adding users.
10. On the Accept permissions requests page, select Accept permissions.
    

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    BrandIn requires permissions to connect to your M365 tenant. BrightCarbon never sees or collects any digital assets. For more information on data collection, please refer to the privacy policy. 

11. Select Next to finish accepting permissions.
12. On the Review and finish deployment page, select Finish deployment.
13. Wait for the deployment to complete then select Done to finish.
14. You'll now see BrandIn in the Integrated apps page.

Validate the deployment

The BrandIn app can take up to 24 hours to appear in PowerPoint for users.

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You can manually force PowerPoint add-ins to refresh to validate the deployment without having to wait up to 24 hours. Follow the steps in the next section.

1. Open PowerPoint. Create a blank presentation if needed.
2. Open the Home tab.
3. Confirm that the BrandIn button is available at the right-hand side of the Home tab.
4. Select BrandIn and confirm that the application task pane opens on the right-hand side

How to refresh the add-in list?

Refresh the add-in list by following these steps:

1. Open PowerPoint. Create a blank presentation if needed.
2. Open the Home tab.
3. Select Add-ins button at the right-hand side of the Home tab.
4. Select More Add-ins.
5. Open Admin Managed tab at the top of the window.
6. Select Refresh at the top-right corner.
7. Select the BrandIn app, followed by the Add button at the bottom-right of the window.
8. You should now see BrandIn appear at the right-hand side of the Home tab.