How to: Re-enable an Add-in That Has Been Disabled
Microsoft Office applications can disable add-ins that behave unexpectedly. If an application does not load your add-in when you try to debug it, the application might have hard disabled or soft disabled your add-in.
Applies to: The information in this topic applies to application-level projects for Microsoft Office 2013 and Microsoft Office 2010. For more information, see Features Available by Office Application and Project Type.
Hard disabling can occur when an add-in causes the application to close unexpectedly. It might also occur on your development computer if you stop the debugger while the Startup event handler in your add-in is executing.
To re-enable an add-in
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In the application, click the File tab.
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Click the ApplicationName Options button.
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In the categories pane, click Add-ins.
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In the details pane, verify that the add-in appears in the Disabled Application Add-ins list.
The Name column specifies the name of the assembly, and the Location column specifies the full path of the application manifest.
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In the Manage box, click Disabled Items, and then click Go.
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Select the add-in and click Enable.
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Click Close.
Soft disabling can occur when an add-in produces an error that does not cause the application to unexpectedly close. For example, an application might soft disable an add-in if it throws an unhandled exception while the Startup event handler is executing.
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When you re-enable a soft-disabled add-in, the application immediately attempts to load the add-in. If the problem that initially caused the application to soft disable the add-in has not been fixed, the application will soft disable the add-in again. |
To re-enable an add-in
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In the application, click the File tab.
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Click the ApplicationName Options button.
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In the categories pane, click Add-ins.
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In the details pane, verify that the add-in appears in the Inactive Application Add-ins list.
The Name column specifies the name of the assembly, and the Location column specifies the full path of the application manifest.
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In the Manage box, click COM Add-ins, and then click Go.
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In the COM Add-Ins dialog box, select the check box next to the disabled add-in.
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Click OK.
