My Add-In's Tab is missing from the ribbon

[Ariel Brown]

Hi There,
I'm working with Microsoft 2007 on Vista and I have no Add-Ins tab!!! I
don't remember ever seeing it there. I've added an application to the word
startup folder and it shows up in the Add-Ins tab of word option. Can anyone
give me some advice as to how to make the tab show up in the ribbon? I can't
find any other people with this problem.

 

[Jay Freedman]

On Tue, 6 May 2008 15:52:04 -0700, Ariel Brown <Ariel

Hi There,
I'm working with Microsoft 2007 on Vista and I have no Add-Ins tab!!! I
don't remember ever seeing it there. I've added an application to the word
startup folder and it shows up in the Add-Ins tab of word option. Can anyone
give me some advice as to how to make the tab show up in the ribbon? I can't
find any other people with this problem.

In order to show the Add-Ins tab in Word 2007, your application must include a
custom toolbar (not custom buttons on built-in toolbars) created in Word 2003 or
earlier.

See http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm for an illustrated primer.

 

[Ariel Brown]

It seems from your response (and other screenshots I see regularly) that the
ad-ins tab should be present regardless, which it it not for me. Your forum
describes how to add toolbars to the ad-ins tab. I do not have an add-ins
tab! Any advice?

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Ariel,

The Add-ins tab is contextual (i.e. it only appears when it has something to show). Add-ins can exist that work, but have no user
interface choices visible, or ones that create a ribbon tab of their own (similar to the way an 'outline' tab is added when you
choose the outline view) or even appear as additional buttons within the ribbon.

What add-ins are listed in the Options=>Add-ins dialog.

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It seems from your response (and other screenshots I see regularly) that the
ad-ins tab should be present regardless, which it it not for me. Your forum
describes how to add toolbars to the ad-ins tab. I do not have an add-ins
tab! Any advice? >>
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Ariel Brown]

Thanks so much for your help! I had failed to copy the appropriate .dot file
into the startup

Best,
Ariel

 

[Ange]

What was the file you needed to copy over?
I'm having the same problem. I cannot see the Add-Ins ribbon in MS Word
2007. What is wierd about my situation is that i can see the Add-Ins ribbon
in MS Excel 2007?
Thanks

 

[Graham Mayor]

If you read the original response, you will see that you only get the
add-ins tab when you have an add-in installed (that has a toolbar). The file
you need to 'copy over' is therefore the add-in template with the toolbars.
See http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm

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[Ange]

I have installed SnagIt so i should see the Add-Ins ribbon
I'm not sure how I create a template for it (or if I need to in this
instance).
And what's weird is that i can see the Add-Ins Ribbon in MS Excel 2007. So
why would it show in one application and not another

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Are you sure you elected to have the SnagIt "toolbar" in Word?

 

[Ange]

I believe so.
When I look at the Add-ins setup for Word, under Active Application Add-ins
I can see:
SnagIt Add-in
SnagIt Add-in.doc
Should I be looking somewhere else?