There are three major steps to set up the Excel GenieMini add-in:
- (A) Download the AbleOwlGenieMini zip file.
- (B) Extract the files from the AbleOwlGenieMini zip file.
- (C) Attach GenieMini to Excel.
- (D) Set Excel macro options.
Depending on your current security settings, you may also need to adjust a few Excel options.
A
Download the AbleOwlGenieMini.zip
Download- (1) Download
- (2) In the dialog box that appears, choose to save the file AbleOwlGenieMini.zip
- (3) Select a location to save the file and then choose Save. AbleOwlGenieMini.zip downloads to your computer.
- AbleOwlGenieMini.zip downloads to your computer.
B
Extract the files from AbleOwlGenieMini.zip
- (1) Right-click on the AbleOwlGenieMini.zip and choose Extract All...
- (2) Select a location to extract the files to.
- (3) Choose Extract.
- Numerous files then appear in the folder.
C
Attach GenieMini to Excel
- (1) Choose File | Options.
- (2) On the Add-Ins tab, select Excel Add-ins from the Manage drop-down list and choose Go
- (3) In the Add-ins dialog box that opens, choose Browse...
- (4) Browse to the file AbleOwlGenieMini.xlam, which is located in the folder where you extracted the zip file.
- (5) Choose OK.
- (6) If there is a prompt that asks you to copy the add-in, choose NO.
- There should be a tick against AbleOwl GenieMini add-in
- (7) Choose OK
- GenieMini will now attach itself to Excel. If you are prompted, follow these final steps to amend your Excel application settings to allow the macros in GenieMini to run.
D
Set Excel macro options
- (1) Choose File | Options.
- (2) On the Trust Center tab, click the Trust Center Settings... button to open the Trust Center dialog box.
- (3) On the Macro Settings tab, choose Enable all macros and place a tick next to Trust access to the VBA project object model.
- (4) Choose OK twice.
- You will need to restart Excel for these changes to take effect.
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- Download the PDF Excel files.Then, unzip as below:
- (1) Right-click on the AbleOwlGenieMiniCourse.zip and choose Extract All...
- (2) Select a location to extract the files to.
- (3) Choose Extract.
- Numerous files then appear in the folder.
- (4) Open the PDF manual.