infoRouter Microsoft Office Add-in Installation Guide


To be able install this add-in, you must have rights to install applications to your desktop. This is usually controlled by your network administrator.

If users are not allowed to install applications on their desktops please ask your network administrator to install this application for you or setup a Group Policy installation.

The Group Policy installation is explained in a separate document.


1- Launch infoRouter


Microsoft office add-in setup

2- Click on the Member Login button and enter your credentials


Microsoft office add-in setup

3- Switch to the Document Library. Click on a folder to display the Menu


Microsoft office add-in setup

4- Choose the “Client Add-ins / Programs” menu item


Microsoft office add-in setup

5- Click on the “OFFICE” link to download the setup program

Microsoft office add-in setup

6- Click on “Save File” or “Save” button to save the setup program


Microsoft office add-in setup

Important Note:

Please make sure that there are no Microsoft Office programs running on your desktop at this time. Once you exit all Microsoft Office programs, double click on the setup file to launch the setup program.

7- Double click on the setup program to launch the installer.


Microsoft office add-in setup

8- Click on the “Next” button to continue.


Microsoft office add-in setup

9- Choose a destination folder


Microsoft office add-in setup

10- Confirm the installation by clicking on the “Next” button


Microsoft office add-in setup
Microsoft office add-in setup

The Microsoft Office Add-in is now installed on your desktop.

11- The following screen shots are from Microsoft Word with the infoRouter Add-in installed.


Microsoft office add-in setup

12- Switch to the infoRouter Toolbar to display infoRouter tools.


Microsoft office add-in setup
Microsoft office add-in setup

13- Click on the “Open from infoRouter” toolbar menu to open a document from infoRouter. Note: You do not have to have infoRouter open to access infoRouter documents from within Office products when the Add-in has been installed. Enter the infoRouter URL and your credentials to access infoRouter. You may choose to have the Add-in remember your credentials so that you are not prompted for this information every time.


Microsoft office add-in setup

14- The Add-in will display a navigation window that will allow you to navigate within infoRouter folders and files until you select a document to open.

Select the document you wish to open.


Microsoft office add-in setup

15- Notice that you have the option to either open the document to “Read” or “Checkout” which will lock the document to you preventing others from making changes until you check the document in.


Microsoft office add-in setup

16- If you choose to “Check Out” a document you may make changes to the document and every time you choose to save this document from within the Word “Save” button, a new version of this document will be created.


Microsoft office add-in setup