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Add-ins Collection for Outlook

Here you'll find step-by-step instructions on how to install Add-ins Collection for Outlook.

How to install Add-ins Collection for Outlook

Before you start

  • Download the latest version of Add-ins Collection for Outlook from our Downloads page.
  • Close all Microsoft Outlook windows.
  • Unzip the folder with the add-in files.

    • Note. Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that you closed all the windows (for example, from WinRAR or WinZip) that might have appeared because of unzipping the installation package.

  • Double-click the setup.exe file:
    Run the setup.exe file.

Follow the Setup Wizard instructions

  1. You'll see the Setup Wizard window. Click Next:
    Welcome to the Setup Wizard.
  2. Read the End-User License Agreement, confirm that you agree with the terms by selecting I Agree, and click Next:
    Select I Agree.
  3. In this step, you can select the installation folder or use the default one. When you're done, click Next:
    Decide where to install Add-ins Collection.
  4. This is the final confirmation that the Ablebits setup is ready to start.

    To avoid false positive detection by your antivirus, make sure the Add the Ablebits certificates to Trusted Publishers checkbox is selected.

    If you'd like to help us improve Add-ins Collection, select I consent to sharing anonymous usage statistics. Then click Next:
    Click Next to proceed.

  5. When the installation process is over, click Close:
    Click Close.

Make sure the setup is complete

To make sure that Add-ins Collection has been successfully installed, start Outlook. There will be an Ablebits tab on the ribbon:
Ablebits Add-ins Collection in your Outlook

How to uninstall Add-ins Collection for Outlook

  1. Close all Microsoft Outlook windows.
  2. Open Control Panel.
  3. Under Programs, click Uninstall a program:
    Select Uninstall a program.
  4. You'll see a list of installed programs. Find Ablebits Add-ins Collection for Microsoft Outlook there and double-click it. In the dialog that will appear, click Yes:
    Confirm uninstallation.

Troubleshooting: No Ablebits tab in the ribbon

Please make sure that you installed the add-in correctly.

Note. If you use an Office version installed from Microsoft Store, please load the add-in manually by following these instructions: How to load Add-ins Collection for Outlook in Office 365 installed from Microsoft Store.

Make sure the add-in isn't disabled

  1. Go to File → Options → Add-ins, select Disabled Items from the Manage dropdown menu at the bottom of the window, and then click Go:
    Select Disabled Items.
  2. If the add-in is in the list, select it and click the Enable button.
  3. Then follow the instructions listed below.

Make sure the add-in loads correctly

  1. Go to File → Options → Add-ins, and then click Go next to Manage: COM Add-ins at the bottom of the window:
    Click Go.
  2. In the COM Add-ins dialog, find Ablebits Add-ins Collection in the list.
  3. If Ablebits Add-ins Collection is unchecked, check it and click OK.

    If Ablebits Add-ins Collection is checked, uncheck it and click OK. Then open the dialog again and check the add-in.

The Ablebits tab should appear on the ribbon.

Responses

Mike Stefani says:
May 23, 2022 at 11:06 pm

Hi, i have add-ins collection for Microsoft Outlook installed and the trial period has expired. the buy now button leads me to a page that says that the product does not exist on the mycommerce.com page.

I would like to buy it so please tell me how to do so.

thanks

mike

Daria Markelova (Ablebits Team) says:
May 24, 2022 at 10:47 am

Hello Mike,

Thank you for your comment. Sorry, we no longer sell Add-ins Collection for Outlook as it was built using the previous generation of the Office extensibility technologies that are out of date. We are not planning to develop the add-in further, it will be an end-of-life product in 2023.

I wish I could assist you more.

Peter Papadimitriou says:
April 6, 2021 at 7:50 am

Hi I have purchased and use the Outlook addin collection.
How to I switch to the Shared Template version?
With the Shared Template version, can I control which templates the team sees? So I can have private templates on my PC?

Regards
Peter

Jennie Harborth says:
November 15, 2019 at 9:28 am

I've just uploaded the latest version for Word, and, like the previous versions, when I run Linkchecker the formatting in my Word document becomes altered - my original document has no header space but after running Linkchecker, I find some header space has been added. Is there any way around this as I'm finding it a problem when working with multiple template-based Word documents. Thank you.

George says:
September 16, 2019 at 6:00 pm

I am trying to install ablebits on excel in Office 365. It was previousdly installed on this VM machine. The machine was updated and the ablebits went away. I went to control panel to remove the program, but it was not there. I checked COM Adddins and it was there but not checked. It said it had loaded incorrectly. I removed it from the addins.

From the install package I tried 1. I tried to install the program, but it states it is already installed. 2. I tried to repair the program and it says it is not installed. 3. I tried to remove the program and it says it is not installed.

Thanks in advance
George

Jeff Nagle says:
June 14, 2019 at 9:31 pm

I'm trying to install this for one of my users in Excel 2016 on a windows 10 laptop. The install goes through normally and when you click on the open excel at the end of the installer it opens and you can see the ablebits tab. However when you close excel and then launch excel from the excel shortcut the ablebits tab is no longer there. I saw the same issue when this user was on a windows 7 machine with excel 2010. I can see that ablebits is installed as it is present in the appdata local folder. The add-on does not show in the com addins or disabled add-ins. If you can tell me what file in the folder to user i can manually add it. Thanks for your help

Levin Leal says:
April 2, 2019 at 12:55 pm

I am installing the Outlook BCC 'outlook-addins-collection' file in a PC (Windows 10) with latest version of Outlook (16) 32bit. and it runs and says it installed successfully. However it does not show up on the Ribbon, plus it's not the com list or disabled list. So...where did it go? why won't it show? Please advise so we can make the purchase. Thank you.

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