Excel: Need to Edit Activate Add-Ins Each time I use Them

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The discussion revolves around the issue of activating the 'Analysis ToolPak' add-in for linear regression in Excel 2007. Participants explore the problem of needing to reactivate the add-in for each session and seek solutions for making it permanently available.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant initially refers to the add-in as 'Data Analysis' but later corrects it to 'Analysis ToolPak', indicating some confusion about the correct terminology.
  • Another participant confirms that the 'Analysis ToolPak' remains active between sessions in Office 365, suggesting a difference in behavior between versions.
  • There is a question about whether the participant means to 'reinstall' or 'reactivate' the add-in, highlighting uncertainty about the terminology used.
  • One participant notes that they cannot recall how to make add-ins persistent in Office 2007 and speculates that Windows 10 may not support it due to Office 2007 being end of life.
  • A suggestion is made that if Excel 2007 functions like newer versions, the add-in may be inactive or disabled, and the participant describes how to check this in newer versions.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing experiences with the functionality of the 'Analysis ToolPak' across different versions of Excel, indicating that the discussion remains unresolved regarding the specific steps needed for Excel 2007.

Contextual Notes

There are limitations regarding the knowledge of how to make add-ins persistent in older versions of Excel, and the discussion does not resolve the specific steps required for the participant's version.

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When I use Excel Add-Ins I must install each time I use.
Hi All,
I am doing a linear regression in Excel 2007. It is not available within the usual settings so I must. Edit: activate , an add-in called (Duh) Edit' Analysis Toolpak'

What seems strange is that I have to install it each time I use it so that it seems to be installed only when the session is open.

Is there a way of installing the add-in permanently so that it is available each time and I don't have to install it each time I use it?Thanks.
 
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WWGD said:
I am doing a linear regression in Excel 2007. It is not available within the usual settings so I must install an add-in called (Duh) 'Data Analysis'.
Are you sure it is called 'Data Analysis'? Linear regression is part of the 'Analysis ToolPak' add-in provided by Microsoft so if you are using an add-in called 'Data Analysis' then it must be from some third party. I can confirm that the Analysis ToolPak add in does stay active between sessions for me on Office 365.
 
My bad, you're right, it is called 'Analysis ToolPak'. But if I close a session it dissappears and I must reinstall it each time I EDIT open a new session. Is there a way of installing it permamnently so I don't have to reinstall it each time? No major issue, just curious.
 
Do you mean 'reinstall', or just 'reactivate'? What version of Excel is this?

EDIT: You already said, it is Office 2007. I can't remember how you used to make add-ins persistent in Office 2007 but it's possible Windows 10 doesn't support it because Office 2007 is end of life.
 
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WWGD said:
Is there a way of installing it permamnently so I don't have to reinstall it each time?
You're running a fairly old version of Excel, so I can't speak to the capabilities of that version as compared to newer versions.

In my version (of Office 2016), one of the dropdowns under the File menu is Options. In the Excel Options pane, the next-to-last item in the pane on the left side is Add-ins. The pane at the right shows Active Application Add-ins, Inactive Application Add-ins, and Disabled Application Add-ins.

If Excel 2007 works anything like the newer versions, I suspect that Analysis Toolpak is either inactive or disabled. If so, select this add-in, and click Go near the bottom of the pane to keep it active from one session to the next.
 
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Do you mean 'reinstall', or just 'reactivate'? What version of Excel is this?

EDIT: You already said, it is Office 2007. I can't remember how you used to make add-ins persistent in Office 2007 but it's possible Windows 10 doesn't support it because Office 2007 is end of life.
It's 2007. I must reactivate it, my bad again, .e., select it as an add-in and reinstall it.
 

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