Loading a PowerPoint Add-in

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You can load a Microsoft® PowerPoint® add-in in any of the following ways:

  • **Manually   **Click Add-Ins on the Tools menu. The Available Add-Ins list displays the available add-ins; you can add add-ins to the list by clicking Add New and locating the add-in file. Any add-in that is loaded currently has an "x" next to its name. To unload an add-in, select it, and click Unload. You can use an add-in only when it is loaded.
  • Automatically when PowerPoint starts   Set the AutoLoad property of the AddIn object to True in the Microsoft® Visual Basic® Editor The next time you start PowerPoint, the add-in is loaded, and the Loaded property is set to True.
  • **Programmatically   **Set the Loaded property of the corresponding AddIn object to True.

See Also

PowerPoint Add-ins | Creating a PowerPoint Add-in | Running Code Automatically When a PowerPoint Add-in Is Loaded or Unloaded