How to get Ablebits tabs in Excel

Two tabs, Ablebits Data and Ablebits Tools, are added to the Excel ribbon automatically after installation of Ultimate Suite. If you haven't done this yet, you can install a fully-functional trial version now to test 70+ time-saving tools that automate routine operations in Excel.

Upon installation, you will find two new tabs in your Excel:

Ablebits Data tab - contains the primary features to merge, deduplicate, split, extract and manage Excel data.

Ablebits Tools tab - contains additional tools and utilities to work with dates and times, transform, search, calculate, randomize, and more.

No Ablebits tabs although Ultimate Suite is installed

If you have Ultimate Suite installed but the Ablebits tabs are still missing, the problem may be caused by Office or Windows updates. To make the Ablebits tabs show up on your Excel ribbon, try the troubleshooting solutions below.

• Check your permissions
• Disable the Preview pane in File Explorer
• Enable Ultimate Suite
• Load Ultimate Suite manually
• In Office from Microsoft Store, install the latest version of the add-in
• Replace Office from Microsoft Store with the Desktop Office version
• Use the .NET Framework Repair Tool
• Repair Office
• Update Office

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