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Word add-in sideload

Download Verba for Word

Verba opens source search, card cutting, card library search, and Verba chat inside Microsoft Word. Download the hosted manifest, then pick the install path for your device.

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Choose your install method

Start with Word on the web if your account shows Upload My Add-in.

Word on the web Usually the simplest path. Windows desktop Uses a trusted shared folder catalog. Mac desktop Uses Word's local wef folder.

Word on the web

Use this when Word lets you upload a custom add-in.

  1. Download Verba manifest.xml from this page.
  2. Open a document in Word on the web.
  3. Open Home, Add-ins, then More Add-ins or More Settings.
  4. Choose Upload My Add-in, select the downloaded manifest, then add Verba.

Windows desktop

Windows Word expects the manifest to live in a trusted add-in catalog. The reliable local setup is a shared folder.

  1. Create a folder named VerbaAddin, for example C:\VerbaAddin.
  2. Move the downloaded manifest.xml into that folder.
  3. Right-click the folder, open Properties, Sharing, Advanced Sharing, then share it as VerbaAddin.
  4. Copy the network path. It should look like \\YOUR-PC\VerbaAddin.
  5. In Word, open File, Options, Trust Center, Trust Center Settings, then Trusted Add-in Catalogs.
  6. Paste the network path as the catalog URL, select Add catalog, check Show in Menu, then restart Word.
  7. Open Home, Add-ins, Advanced, Shared Folder, then choose Verba.

Mac desktop

Mac Word reads sideloaded manifests from a local folder named wef.

  1. Download manifest.xml from this page.
  2. In Finder, choose Go, Go to Folder.
  3. Paste ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Word/Data/Documents/wef.
  4. If the wef folder does not exist, create it, then put manifest.xml inside it.
  5. Restart Word, then open Home or Insert, Add-ins, and choose Verba.

Update Verba: replace the old manifest with a fresh download from this page. The add-in itself loads from verba.top, so most updates appear after Word refreshes the task pane.

Common problems

These are the usual fixes when Word is picky.

Add-in does not appear

Restart Word, confirm Show in Menu is checked, and make sure you opened the Shared Folder area.

Add-in error

Make sure the manifest still points to https://verba.top, then close and reopen Word.

Mac folder missing

Create the wef folder yourself, put the manifest in it, then restart Word.

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