Using ThingLink with Microsoft – ThingLink

If your organization uses Microsoft's products, ThingLink has a number of integrations designed to improve your experience. This article is a hub for all available integrations - check out the links below to learn more about each of them.

Microsoft Single Sign-On

Sharing integrations:

Other integrations:

Microsoft Azure Active Directory Single Sign-on (SSO)

If you are using Azure Active Directory, you can enable the Microsoft SSO option. Once enabled, all members of your Active Directory will automatically join your ThingLink organization when signing in with their Microsoft account. For educational institutions, we'll also automatically differentiate between student and teacher accounts.

Learn more about the integration here.

Availability:

Educational accounts: School & District plan
eLearning accounts: all paid eLearning plans

Embed your ThingLinks in PowerPoint

You can embed ThingLinks in Microsoft PowerPoint presentations using the ThingLink Add-In:

This will work with both the desktop PowerPoint app and the web version. However, your viewers will need an internet connection to view ThingLinks.

See this article for more information.

Embed ThingLinks in OneNote

Your ThingLink content stays interactive when you add it to OneNote. Simply copy the share link, paste it into OneNote on a separate line, and hit enter - or learn more here.

Embed your Thinglinks in SharePoint

You can easily embed ThingLink content in SharePoint using the default embed code. Learn more here.

Use ThingLink inside Microsoft Teams

ThingLink has a special app that allows you to use our service without leaving the Teams environment - you can even keep your ThingLinks interactive inside Teams chats. Learn more here.

Availability: the ThingLink Teams app is available to everyone. However, the functionality may vary depending on your account type and subscription plan.

Host your ThingLink content on your own Azure storage

If you wish to have more control over your data, you can choose to host most of your organization's ThingLink data on your own Azure storage. Please see this article for detailed information.

Availability: this feature is an add-on for School & District and eLearning plans. If you are interested, please reach out to your ThingLink point of contact or submit a support request.

Immersive Reader integration

You can use the Immersive Reader integration to read aloud any text in your hotspots or scenarios - simply click the Immersive Reader button and click play. The integration can also translate the text into a number of languages, change text styling and highlight different parts of speech. Learn more about the integration here.