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Add-in Missing in Excel

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Sometimes the Exopen Excel add-in can disappear from Excel, causing the entire Exopen menu to vanish.
This may happen if a process was interrupted and Excel has set the Exopen add-in to inactive.

Restore Add-in in Excel

  • Open the Add-in Manager by going to File in the main menu and then selecting Options at the bottom of the left-hand menu.

    • File menu in Excel
    • Options menu in Excel
  • In the dialog, choose Add-ins from the left-hand menu, and check whether Exopen Report is listed under Inactive Application Add-ins.

    • Inactive Application Add-ins
  • If Exopen Report is not listed under inactive add-ins, check if it's listed under Disabled Application Add-ins at the bottom of the list.

    • Disabled Application Add-ins

Activate Inactive Application Add-ins

  • Select COM Add-ins in the Manage dropdown menu and click Go

    • Activate Inactive Application Add-ins
  • Check the box next to Exopen Report and then click OK

    • Activating Inactive Application Add-ins

Disabled Application Add-ins

  • Select Disabled Items in the Manage dropdown menu and click Go

    • Activate Disabled Application Add-ins
  • Select Exopen Report and then click Enable

    • Activating Disabled Application Add-ins