FusionXL Install

Overview

FusionXL consists of a single XLAM file which can be installed into Microsoft Excel® as an add-in.

Once installed, Excel will display a new Tab on the Ribbon titled ‘FusionXL’. FusionXL will need to be configured to connect to a Fusion Registry. This document details how to install the plugin in Microsoft Excel as well as how to connect to a Fusion Registry.

FusionXL is compatible with Microsoft Excel 2010 and later

Enabling the Plugin

There are two methods to enable the plugin in Excel. Both include copying the file to a plugin directory in your file system. In both cases the file is placed in a subfolder of ‘AppData’ which is a hidden folder, therefore you will first need to enable Windows Explorer to be able to view hidden files and folders.

Both options are discussed below.

XLSTART

The first option is to place the plugin into the XLSTART directory then FusionXL will be available the next time you launch Excel. To do this, place the FusionXL.xlam file into the following directory (note that the path may vary on different Operating Systems).

C:\Users\[your user name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART

Once Excel Starts the Fusion Browser tab will now be available.

AddIns

Excel Add-Ins Menu

Excel active addins

The second option is to place the FusionXL.xlam file into the AddIns folder. This folder allows for plugins to be provided to a single location, but they can be separately enabled or disabled from within Microsoft Excel. Using the AddIns folder requires two steps: 1. Copying the file into the AddIns folder 2. Enabling the FusionXL add-in from within Excel

First, you will need to locate your AddIns folder. On Windows 7, this is located under your home folder in the following location:

C:\Users\[your user name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\AddIns

Note: this folder may be in a different location on different versions of Windows and in non-standard installations. Please check with your system administrator if you cannot find this folder. Copy the file FusionXL.xlam file into this directory and then launch Excel. From within Excel, open the Excel Options menu, and select Add-Ins.

After clicking ‘Go’ an Add-Ins window will be displayed which will show “FusionXL” as an available add-in. Select this add-in and click ‘OK’.

After clicking ‘OK’ the Add-Ins window will close and the ‘FusionXL’ tab will be added to the Excel Ribbon. This tab will be available on all subsequent launches of Excel from this computer, unless the add-in is disabled from the add-ins menu (or the .xlam file is deleted from the file system).

The resulting FusionXL tab will be displayed in the Ribbon