ArcGIS for Office is deployed as an add-in to Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint. For ArcGIS for Office to operate properly, Esri assumes an operation configuration of these applications. Esri tests ArcGIS for Office only in software environments certified as supported by Microsoft Excel or Microsoft PowerPoint; not all Excel- or PowerPoint-supported environments have been tested or certified. For more information, see the Esri supported environments policy.
Required software
The following software must be installed and configured on your system:
- ArcGIS for Office add-in
- Microsoft Excel or Microsoft PowerPoint. Supported versions of Microsoft Office are as follows:
- Microsoft Office 2016 (32 bit or 64 bit)—For additional information, including the required processor speed, memory, and hard disk space, see the system requirements for Microsoft Office 2016.
Caution:
*With Microsoft Office 2016 version 16.0.6326.1010, ArcGIS for Office settings do not function as designed. All other Microsoft Office 2016 versions are supported.
- Microsoft Office 2019 (32 bit or 64 bit)—For additional information, including the required processor speed, memory, and hard disk space, see the system requirements for Microsoft Office 2019.
- Office 365 on-premises
Note:
ArcGIS for Office supports the on-premises (desktop) version of Office 365 only; it does not currently support the web browser applications.
- Microsoft Office 2016 (32 bit or 64 bit)—For additional information, including the required processor speed, memory, and hard disk space, see the system requirements for Microsoft Office 2016.
- Microsoft Windows. Supported versions are as follows:
- Windows 10 (32 bit and 64 bit)
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 or later
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office runtime
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 runtime assemblies
Embedded spreadsheets
Although Microsoft Word allows you to embed and work with an Excel spreadsheet in a document, this workflow is not supported by ArcGIS for Office and is not recommended.
ArcGIS account
You can use ArcGIS for Office in the standard experience (without signing in to ArcGIS), or you can sign in to connect with your ArcGIS organization and access additional content and tools. See About ArcGIS for Office for a comparison of capabilities in the standard experience and ArcGIS experience, depending on user type. You can sign up for a free trial subscription of ArcGIS Online. It is assumed that the authentication method used to access ArcGIS has been properly configured by the ArcGIS administrator. Public ArcGIS Online accounts are not supported.
ArcGIS for Office supports the current version of ArcGIS Online.
Authentication methods
ArcGIS for Office supports the following authentication methods:
| Platform | ArcGIS Online built-in | IWA | PKI | SAML | OAuth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArcGIS Enterprise | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
ArcGIS Online | Supported | Not applicable | Not applicable | Supported | Supported |
Encryption protocols
ArcGIS for Office supports the following encryption protocols:
| ArcGIS for Office version | SSL 1.0 | SSL 2.0 | SSL 3.0 | TLS 1.0 | TLS 1.1 | TLS 1.2 | TLS 1.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021.1 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
2020.1.2 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
2020.1.1 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
2020.1 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |