GeoAddIn GeoAddIn

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Installation Guide

Follow these steps to install GeoAddIn and start building maps in PowerPoint.

Windows: 7 SP1 · 8.1 · 10 · 11 · Server 2012 R2+ PowerPoint: 2010 – 2021 or Microsoft 365 (desktop) .NET: Framework 4.8 (installed automatically if missing) Architecture: 32-bit & 64-bit both supported
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Download setup.exe

Visit install.geoaddin.com/setup.exe — this downloads setup.exe directly, no ZIP file involved.

Your browser may warn that "setup.exe isn't commonly downloaded." This is expected — GeoAddIn is signed with a valid certificate issued to Arvestria SRL, but new installers are flagged as unfamiliar until enough people have downloaded them. Click Keep, then Keep anyway if asked again.

2

Run setup.exe

Open the downloaded file and run it. The setup wizard downloads everything it needs, installs any missing prerequisites (including .NET Framework 4.8), and installs GeoAddIn automatically.

You may also see a blue "Windows protected your PC" screen when you run it. This is Windows SmartScreen, for the same reason as above. Click More info, confirm the publisher shown is Arvestria SRL, then click Run anyway.

3

Start PowerPoint and activate your license

When PowerPoint starts, GeoAddIn will ask for your license key from your GeoAddIn email (trial or purchase). Once it is entered, GeoAddIn will download the latest version of the country database.

4

Find the GeoAddIn tab in the ribbon

Once installed, a Geo tab will appear in the PowerPoint ribbon. Click it to start creating maps.

You're all set!

Watch the video tutorials to learn how to build your first map with GeoAddIn.

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Troubleshooting

I don't see the GeoAddIn tab after installation.

Go to File → Options → Add-ins. At the bottom, set Manage to COM Add-ins and click Go…. Make sure GeoAddIn is checked. If it is not listed, re-run setup.exe.

PowerPoint says the add-in is disabled.

Go to File → Options → Trust Center → Trust Center Settings → Add-ins and uncheck Require Application Add-ins to be signed by a Trusted Publisher, then restart PowerPoint.

The installer asks me to install .NET Framework 4.8.

Allow the installation — .NET Framework 4.8 is a free Microsoft component required by GeoAddIn. Your computer may need to restart before setup continues.

My license key doesn't work, or I can't find it.

Check the email you received when you started your trial or completed your purchase (check spam too). Still stuck? Contact us and we'll sort it out.

Still having trouble? We're happy to help.

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