Whenever you install an add-in in Excel, it is added to an internal list of available add-ins. This list is used by Excel whenever you display the Add-ins dialog box. Removing a previously installed add-in can be a confusing process, since Excel provides no way to directly edit that internal list of add-ins. You can get around this frustration, however, by following these steps:
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2015-10-06 14:26:32
Jim Adcock
This did not solve my problem.
The add-in shows up under the Add-Ins tab on the ribbon, under the Custom menu item even after the procedure that you outlined (and yes the dialog prompts you indicated appeared as you specified).
Any ideas?
2015-08-13 04:18:53
Alys Stuart
I am generally pretty good with excel but this really stumped me - thank you so much!
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