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The Lexis®for Microsoft® Office add-in has been hard disabled by Microsoft Word or Microsoft Outlook.

Take the following steps to enable an add-in that has been disabled:

Microsoft Word 2007
Microsoft Outlook 2007
Microsoft Word 2010 / 2013 / 2016
Microsoft Outlook 2010 / 2013 / 2016
Note: If the LexisNexis ribbon is visible, but icons below appear to be missing or are colapsed, right-click the Menu bar to see if Word is set to Collapse the Ribbon. Clicking LexisNexis again will expand the ribbon. Alternatively, you can toggle the collapsed setting or click the pin icon to the far-right to pin the ribbon.

Microsoft Word 2007

  1. Click the Microsoft Office button.
  2. Click Word Options.
  3. Click Add-Ins.
  4. Select COM Add-ins from the Manage: drop-down list.
  5. Click Go....
  6. Select Lexis for Microsoft Word if it is not already selected.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Select Templates from the Manage: drop-down list.
  9. Click Go....
  10. Select citrus.dot, RemoveCitrus.dot, and LexisNexis.dotm if not already selected.
  11. Click OK.
  12. Click OK.
  13. Close Microsoft Word.
  14. Open Microsoft Word.
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If the LexisNexis® Ribbon is still not available, see Lexis for Microsoft OfficeDisabled for additional troubleshooting.

Microsoft Outlook 2007

  1. Click Tools.
  2. Click Trust Center.
  3. Click Add-Ins.
  4. Select COM Add-ins from the Manage: drop-down list.
  5. Click Go....
  6. Select Lexis for Microsoft Outlook if it is not already selected.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Exit Microsoft Outlook.
  9. Open Microsoft Outlook.

If the LexisNexis® Ribbon is still not available, see Lexis for Microsoft OfficeDisabled for additional troubleshooting.

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Microsoft Word 2010 / 2013 / 2016

  1. Click File.
  2. Click Options.
  3. Click Add-Ins.
  4. Select COM Add-ins from the Manage: drop-down list.
  5. Click Go....
  6. Select Lexis for Microsoft Word if it is not already selected.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Select Templates from the Manage: drop-down list.
  9. Click Go....
  10. Select citrus.dot, RemoveCitrus.dot, and LexisNexis.dotm if not already selected.
  11. Click OK.
  12. Click OK.
  13. Close Microsoft Word.
  14. Open Microsoft Word.

If the LexisNexis® Ribbon is still not available, see Lexis for Microsoft Office Disabled for additional troubleshooting. If the ribbon displays when running as admin, grant the user temporary local administrative privileges to install Lexis®for Microsoft® Office. After this, the user will need to be switched back to normal.

Microsoft Outlook 2010 / 2013 / 2016

  1. Click File.
  2. Click Options.
  3. Click Add-Ins.
  4. Select COM Add-ins from the Manage: drop-down list.
  5. Click Go....
  6. Select Lexis for Microsoft Outlook if it is not already selected.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Exit Microsoft Outlook.
  9. Open Microsoft Outlook.

If the LexisNexis® Ribbon is still not available, see Lexis for Microsoft OfficeDisabled for additional troubleshooting. If the ribbon displays when running as admin, grant the user temporary local administrative privileges to install Lexis®for Microsoft® Office. After this, the user will need to be switched back to normal.

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If the PPC menu, as well as the PPC tickmarks toolbar, is missing from Microsoft Excel or Word it could be the result of the appropriate add-in becoming disabled or damaged.

Notes:

  • To display the available PPC tickmarks, from the main menu select PPC and then Tickmarks Toolbar.
  • You can show/hide the Tickmarks toolbar by right clicking anywhere in the toolbar and selecting Checkpoint Tools Tickmarks. You can also select PPC / Tickmarks Toolbar to show or hide this toolbar.

Add-in Name

Excel: OBETEXCELVBACommon.xla

Word: OBETWORDVBACommon.dot

To view if the add-in is DISABLED, follow these steps:

Office 2010 and higer

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  1. Select File > Options.
  2. In Excel (Word) Options, select Add-Ins on the left hand side.
  3. Under Manage: Select Disabled Items and select the Go button.
  4. Highlight the Add-in and select Enable.

To verify if the add-in is ENABLED, follow these steps:

Microsoft

Office 2010 and higher

  1. Select File > Options.
  2. In Excel (Word) Options, select Add-Ins on the left hand side.
  3. Under Manage: Select Excel (Word) Add-ins and select the Go button.
  4. Verify the appropriate add-in name is marked.

    Excel: OBETEXCELVBACommon.xla

    Word: OBETWORDVBACommon.dot

  5. In the Add-Ins dialog, under Manage: Select COM Add-ins and select the Go button.
  6. Verify the appropriate add-in name is marked - PPC Tickmarks.

If the above steps do NOT resolve the missing PPC tickmarks or toolbar, follow these steps:

  1. Verify all applications are closed.
  2. Select Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.
  3. Locate Checkpoint Tools for PPC and highlight.
  4. Select additional Support Information and click Repair.

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