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Add-ins tab not showing - have tried everything!
Hi have an add-in that works on all laptops I've used so far, except my latest one. It's Windows 11 and the Excel is version 2301. The add-in appears to load when starting excel, and it's showing as ...
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Thank you for replying! VBA isn't my strong point but I've run that macro a few times on a blank workbook, and nothing happens. FYI I've uninstalled Microsoft 365 and reinstalled, but no change.
I recorded a very simple macro that writes 'Hello' in a cell, and that works when I run it.
In Excel, export your ribbon customizations (from File, Options, Ribbon tab).
Close Excel.
Locate your Excel15.xlb file from %appdata%\microsoft\Excel (it holds your ribbon customizations and sometimes gets corrupted).
Delete that file and try again.
Close Excel.
Locate your Excel15.xlb file from %appdata%\microsoft\Excel (it holds your ribbon customizations and sometimes gets corrupted).
Delete that file and try again.
JKPieterse Hi Jan
I just tried that (didn't have my laptop yesterday) and the tab still won't show its face.
I really appreciate you trying to solve this.
- Perhaps my page on Excel issues has some clues? https://jkp-ads.com/Articles/StartupProblems.asp
- Jan, thank you! I've followed your page and deleted this registry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Excel
and I now - after several weeks - have the add-ins tab!