Program Location

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I just installed a couple of add-ins to PPT 2002, then realized that
I had installed them from a subdirectory of my download folder. I
want to move the add-ins to a more logical add-in folder under PPT's
program directory. HOWEVER, I cannot find PPT's (or Winword's)
program folder! Where would they be? They are not under c:\program
files\office10.
 
Resolved the first issue (see below), but now have a general
question: where should I put add-ins to PowerPoint or Word?
There is no add-in folder. Should I create one, or put the files
in the same directory that the program files are in?
 
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\Addins
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Not there. Perhaps it's installed only by the Office installer; I
installed Word through Works Suite and PPT through the standalone
package. (They're not my main office apps; I only use them for
collaboration purposes.) I assume that there is no reason not to
create the folder you described and to use it for add-ins I might
acquire for either Word or PPT, but I thought I should verify that
here. Is there any likelihood of conflict by using one single add-in
directory for all Office apps?
 
On my ME system the add-in file default location is:
C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\AddIns

On other systems, the are in a similar directory under User Documents and
Settings

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On other systems, the are in a similar directory under User
Documents and Settings
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Thanks Bill. I just figured that out and was about to add my own
follow-up to the thread. Not only is the default location under
the user profile, but it does not appear to do any good to install
add-ins to a common folder in the program directory. The app
seems to be hard-wired to look in the user profile for add-ins. I
could not find a place to change that setting. Do you know of
any? The consequence is that, on a multi-user installation, there
has to be duplicate installations of the add-ins in order to make
them globally available.
 
Resolved the first issue (see below), but now have a general
question: where should I put add-ins to PowerPoint or Word?
There is no add-in folder. Should I create one, or put the files
in the same directory that the program files are in?
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I wouldn't put them in the same folder as the MS Office stuff; there might be
naming conflicts with the files that are already there, a later uninstall or
reinstall might wipe out your downloaded/installed addins, etc.

If the vendor/writer of the addins has specific instructions, follow those to
the letter, of course. Otherwise, create a folder for them wherever it's
convenient for you.

Maybe something like C:\Addins with subfolders for each app (PPT, Word, etc)
and subfolders for each specific addin under that.
 
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