Load or unload a Component Object Model (COM) add-in

If you are not a developer, you do not need to load (connect) or unload (disconnect) a Component Object Model (COM) add-in because most COM add-ins include an installation/uninstallation program.

1. If you have already added the COM Add-Ins command to the Tools menu, skip to step 6.
2. On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Commands tab.
3. In the Categories box, click Tools.
4. Drag COM Add-Ins from the Commands box to the Tools menu on the menu bar. When the menu commands are displayed, point to the location where you want the COM Add-Ins command to appear on the menu, and then release the mouse button.
5. Click Close in the Customize dialog box.
6. On the Tools menu, click COM Add-Ins. Do one of the following:

   • To load an add-in, select the check box next to the add-ins 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.

   • To unload an add-in from memory but keep its name in the list, clear the check box next to the add-in name.

   • To remove an add-in from the list and also from the registered list of add-ins in the registry file, select its name, and then click Remove.

Note   Unloading or removing an add-in from the list doesn't remove the add-in file from your computer.