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Replacing your Add-ins

An add-in is no different to a normal file and therefore cannot be replaced while someone is using the add-in.

It is possible to replace the add-in if either of the following are true for All the users:

1) The add-in is installed within PowerPoint, but they do not have PowerPoint open.

2) The add-in is available but is not installed within PowerPoint (i.e. the check box in (Tools > Add-ins) is not ticked).

Deleting the File

If an add-in you had installed has been deleted or moved when your PowerPoint was closed you will receive a prompt the next time you open PowerPoint.

This prompt will tell you that the add-in cannot be found. You will receive this prompt every time you open PowerPoint until you delete that add-in from the (Tools > Add-ins) dialog box. Selecting it in the list will enable you to delete it.

Hiding your Add-ins

It is possible to load a PowerPoint add-in and not have it displayed in the (Tools > Add-ins) dialog box.

By default all PowerPoint add-ins are registered in the 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER' section of the registry.

Registering your add-in in the 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE' section of the registry will prevent the add-in from appearing in the (Tools > Add-ins) dialog box.

For more information about loading PowerPoint add-ins automatically, please refer to this Knowledge Base Article (222685).

Unable to Save as an Add-in

When you save a Presentation as a PowerPoint Add-in all the slides are removed from the presentation.

Make sure that you have not placed any ActiveX controls onto any of the slides before saving.

If a slide does contain an ActiveX control then you will get the following error message.

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