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title: "About MS Office Word Add-in"
slug: "about-ms-office-word-add-in"
description: "Learn how the MS Office Word Add-in enables inserting Screens, Slides, or Layouts into Word with live data refresh and connectivity to Board."
tags: ["Add-in", "Word Add-in", "Word", "Microsoft Office"]
updated: 2026-01-29T10:03:06Z
published: 2026-03-31T09:00:24Z
canonical: "help.board.com/about-ms-office-word-add-in"
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# About MS Office Word Add-in

This section is about the Board Word Add-in, its options and settings, and how to use the Board Word Add-in.

After installing and establishing a connection to Board, you can now successfully use the Board Word Add-in.

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Under the "Board" tab in an Work document, you will find the following available sections and options in the menu:

- **Board Connection**
  - **Connect/Disconnect**. Connect to or disconnect from Board. To set the connection, follow the instructions in the [Board Add-ins installation](/v15/docs/office-add-ins-installation) section.
- **Selection**
  - **Select**. Add a Selection to your Word document to apply to all Objects within it.
- **Board Toolbox**
  - **Dataview**. Add a Data View Object and configure its Layout.
  - **Chart**. Add a Chart Object and configure its Layout, the same as a Chart in PowerPoint Add-in.
  - **Cockpit**. Add a Cockpit by configuring its Layout, the same as a Cockpit in PowerPoint Add-in.
  - **BubbleChart**. Add a Bubble Chart Object by configuring its Layout, the same as a BubbleChart in PowerPoint Add-in.
  - **Heatmap**. Add a Heatmap Object by configuring its Layout, the same as a Heatmap in PowerPoint Add-in.
  - **Treemap**. Add a Treemap Object by configuring its Layout, the same as a Treemap in PowerPoint Add-in.
  - **Field**. Add a single data point Field by configuring its Layout.
- **Edit Object**
  - **Edit**. Edit the already configured Object after it is selected in the Word document.
- **Refresh**
  - **Refresh**. Refresh the page, which will update data based on its configuration and connection to a Data model from within Board.
- **Options**
  - [**Add-in Settings**](/v15/docs/getting-started-with-office-add-ins#about-add-in-settings). Access the Board Office Add-in settings. Read about the [Add-in settings](/v15/docs/getting-started-with-office-add-ins#about-add-in-settings), which are the same within any of the available Office Add-in applications.

Learn how to [create an Object with Board Word Add-in](/v15/docs/create-an-object-with-board-word-add-in).