How can you add the Add-ins permently?

[SAM SEBAIHI]

I have couple of Add-ins that I have inserted in the Excel sheet, every time
I open Excel it looks for the Add-ins, if the Add-ins is not there, it will
give you a message that it can't find them. Is there anyway that I can embed
the Add-ins inside Excel permanently so it will always be there without
having the add-ins files?

Thank you for your answer in advance

 

[Dave Peterson]

You should be able to use:
Tools|addins to install those addins.

Another option is to put the addin in your XLStart folder.

 

[SAM SEBAIHI]

Thank you Dave, I have done so, the problem is that I always have to have
the Add-ins file available on my hard drive, otherwise if I delete the
add-ins it will giving me a message c:\...xla is not found when I first
start Excel sheet.
What can I do?

 

[Gord Dibben]

Sam

Don't delete the add-ins from your hard drive.

Why would you want to delete them if you want them to load with Excel?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

Thank you Dave, I have done so, the problem is that I always have to have
the Add-ins file available on my hard drive, otherwise if I delete the
add-ins it will giving me a message c:\...xla is not found when I first
start Excel sheet.
What can I do?

 

[SAM SEBAIHI]

Hi Gord,

Everytime I take a copy of my spreadsheet from home to work, I have to carry
the Add-ins with it. That is why I want to find out if there is a way of
doing so.
Thank you Gord for your great help and responses

Sam

Don't delete the add-ins from your hard drive.

Why would you want to delete them if you want them to load with Excel?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[Bob Phillips]

Add-ins are like browser or other app plug-ins, they are a way for
third-parties to extend the functionality of the product. Unfortunately that
just means that you have to have them on any machine that you want to have
this functionality, just as you need the plugins. How many machines have you
installed the Macromedia Flash plugin on? Same with Add-ins.

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Bob

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Hi Gord,

Everytime I take a copy of my spreadsheet from home to work, I have to
carry the Add-ins with it. That is why I want to find out if there is a
way of doing so.
Thank you Gord for your great help and responses