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JP - 16 Jan 2008 12:56 GMT

I went here http://www.oaltd.co.uk/MVP/Default.htm to use the very
nifty little utility called FindLink.

I'm trying to figure out the way to make it an add-on. I think I'm
missing a step. It's in my add-on list box, but it doesn't show up
under tools when I restart.

The way things are now I have to download it every time I want to use
it.

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Jim Rech - 16 Jan 2008 13:50 GMT

>>I'm trying to figure out the way to make it an add-on.

FindLink is an add-in. Bill Manville created it as such. Whether is
appears on Tools, Add-ins is a different issue. It doesn't have to go there
as you can just File, Open it like any other Excel file. But it you want it
opening with Excel adding it to the Add-ins menu is one way to achieve that.
Just click Browse on the Addins dialog.

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|I went here http://www.oaltd.co.uk/MVP/Default.htm to use the very
| nifty little utility called FindLink.
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| The way things are now I have to download it every time I want to use
| it.

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JP - 16 Jan 2008 15:50 GMT

I tried that but it doesn't show up in the tools menu.

>>>I'm trying to figure out the way to make it an add-on.
>
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>opening with Excel adding it to the Add-ins menu is one way to achieve that.
>Just click Browse on the Addins dialog.

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Ron de Bruin - 16 Jan 2008 15:56 GMT

Have you check the box before the add-in name
in Tools>Add-ins

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Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm

>I tried that but it doesn't show up in the tools menu.
>
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>>opening with Excel adding it to the Add-ins menu is one way to achieve that.
>>Just click Browse on the Addins dialog.

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JP - 16 Jan 2008 19:23 GMT

Yes.

>Have you check the box before the add-in name
>in Tools>Add-ins

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Ron de Bruin - 16 Jan 2008 20:28 GMT

Let use know the exact steps you did after downloading the add-in from Bill

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> Yes.
>
>>Have you check the box before the add-in name
>>in Tools>Add-ins

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JP - 16 Jan 2008 21:58 GMT

First of all I meant add-in, not add on.

After downloading it showed up in my tools menu as "find links."

This is probably where I went wrong. IIRC I saved it as an "add-in."
and gave it the name "find links."

I did something similar for a utility I found here:

http://www.contextures.com/xlToolbar02.html

called the macro toolbar, but I'm thinking I missed a step (or two.)

Thanks

n Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:28:07 +0100, "Ron de Bruin"
<rondebruin@kabelfoon.nl> wrote:

>Let use know the exact steps you did after downloading the add-in from Bill

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Jim Rech - 17 Jan 2008 00:30 GMT

Sounds like you went wrong with the download, picking "Open" rather than
"Save".

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> First of all I meant add-in, not add on.
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>>Let use know the exact steps you did after downloading the add-in from
>>Bill

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