Install BlueMath

While the Office Store listing is under review, BlueMath installs with a small manifest file. It takes about a minute — the add-in itself always loads from our servers, so you get every update automatically.

Word on the web (fastest)

1. Open any document at word.office.com (or office.com → Word).
2. Go to Home → Add-ins → More Add-ins (older layout: Insert → Add-ins).
3. Open the My Add-ins tab and click Upload My Add-in.
4. Choose the downloaded bluemath-v2.xml and click Upload. The BlueMath tab appears on the ribbon.

Note: on Word for the web the upload lasts for the current browser session — if the tab disappears after you close the browser, upload the same file again.

Word on Windows

Windows loads manifests from a shared folder catalog. One-time setup:

1. Create a folder, e.g. C:\BlueMath, and put bluemath-v2.xml in it.
2. Share the folder with yourself: right-click the folder → Properties → Sharing → Share…, keep your own account, click Share. Note the network path it shows, e.g. \\YOUR-PC\BlueMath.
3. In Word: File → Options → Trust Center → Trust Center Settings… → Trusted Add-in Catalogs. Paste the network path into Catalog Url, click Add catalog, tick Show in Menu, then OK and restart Word.
4. Go to Home → Add-ins → More Add-ins (older versions: Insert → My Add-ins), open the Shared Folder tab, select BlueMath and click Add.

Word on Mac

1. In Finder press ⌘⇧G (Go to Folder) and open ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Word/Data/Documents/wef — create the wef folder if it does not exist.
2. Copy bluemath-v2.xml into that folder and restart Word.
3. Go to Insert → Add-ins ▾ (or Home → Add-ins → More Add-ins → My Add-ins): BlueMath appears under Developer Add-ins. Click it once to add the ribbon tab.

After installing

• A BlueMath tab appears on the ribbon — click Open BlueMath to show the task pane, then sign in with your email (a one-time code, no password). See the documentation for a full tour.
• Updates are automatic — the manifest only points to our servers. You never need to re-download it unless we announce a manifest change.
• Uninstall: remove the add-in from the same My Add-ins dialog (Windows/ web) or delete the file from the wef folder (Mac).

Stuck on any step? Contact support — include your Word version and a screenshot of where it stops.