If you are a developer, at some point you may need to load or unload a Component Object Model (COM) add-in (COM add-in: A supplemental program with the filename extension .dll or .exe that extends the capabilities of a program by adding custom commands and specialized features. COM add-ins can be designed to load and run in one or more Office programs.).
Important If you are not a developer, you should not have any occasion to use this procedure. If you need installation and removal instructions for a COM add-in, contact the person who provided it.
- If the COM Add-Ins command already appears on the Tools menu, skip to step 6.
- On the Tools menu, point to Customize, and then click Toolbars.
- Click the Commands tab, and then click Tools in the Categories list.
- Drag COM Add-Ins from the Commands box to the word Tools on the menu bar. When the Tools menu appears, point to where you want the COM Add-Ins command to appear on the menu, and then release the mouse button.
- In the Customize dialog box, click Close.
- On the Tools menu, click COM Add-Ins.
- In the Add-Ins available list, do one of the following:
- To load an add-in, select the check box next to the name of the add-in.
If the add-in that you want isn't in the list, click Add, locate the add-in, and then click OK.
- To unload an add-in from memory but keep its name in the Add-Ins available list, clear the check box next to the name of the add-in.
- To unload an add-in both from the Add-Ins available list and from memory, click its name, and then click Remove.
Note Unloading an add-in does not remove the add-in file from your computer.
