Load or unload a Component Object Model (COM) add-in program
If you are not a developer, you probably will not need to load or unload a Component Object Model (COM) add-in because most COM add-ins include an install and uninstall program that loads or unloads the add-in for you.
- If you have already added the COM Add-Ins command to the Tools menu, skip to Step 6.
- On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Commands tab.
- In the Categories box, click Tools.
- Drag COM Add-Ins from the Commands box over the Tools menu. When the Tools menu displays the menu commands, point to the location where you want the COM Add-Ins command to appear on the menu, and then release the mouse button.
- Click Close.
- On the Tools menu, click COM Add-Ins and do any of the following:
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To load an add-in, select the check box next to the add-in name in the Add-Ins available list. If the add-in you want isn't in the Add-Ins available list, click Add, locate the add-in, and then click OK.
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To unload an add-in from memory but keep its name in the list, clear the check box next to the add-in name.
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To remove an add-in from the list and also from the list of registered add-ins in the registry file, select its name, and then click Remove.
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Note Unloading or removing an add-in doesn't remove it from your computer.