I downloaded and installed (supposedly) the getting started tab, it said it
was successfully installed. When I open Excel, I cannot locate the tab.
Where is it?

When I try to add the tab, it says it is not a valid excel add-on tab. ????

"saphire" wrote:

I downloaded and installed (supposedly) the getting started tab, it said it
was successfully installed. When I open Excel, I cannot locate the tab.
Where is it?

Downloaded from where?

What is the getting started tab?

What do you consider as a "tab"?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:42:02 -0700, saphire
wrote:

I downloaded and installed (supposedly) the getting started tab, it said it
was successfully installed. When I open Excel, I cannot locate the tab.
Where is it?

I downloaded it from the Microsoft online support site. The getting started
tab is a tab that supposedly after you install it for either/or Office 1007,
or Excel 2007 helps you with using those programs. It is supposed to be
placed in the ribbon location in either of those programs. It is kind of
like a help tab, that will walk you through the programs if you have never
used them before, like me.

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Downloaded from where?

What is the getting started tab?

What do you consider as a "tab"?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:42:02 -0700, saphire
wrote:

I downloaded and installed (supposedly) the getting started tab, it said it
was successfully installed. When I open Excel, I cannot locate the tab.
Where is it?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
Is working OK here

Do you see it in the Add-in list when you use
Office buttonExcel options...Add-ins

--

Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm


"saphire" wrote in message ...
I downloaded it from the Microsoft online support site. The getting started
tab is a tab that supposedly after you install it for either/or Office 1007,
or Excel 2007 helps you with using those programs. It is supposed to be
placed in the ribbon location in either of those programs. It is kind of
like a help tab, that will walk you through the programs if you have never
used them before, like me.

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Downloaded from where?

What is the getting started tab?

What do you consider as a "tab"?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:42:02 -0700, saphire
wrote:

I downloaded and installed (supposedly) the getting started tab, it said it
was successfully installed. When I open Excel, I cannot locate the tab.
Where is it?

Yes, I see it there, but it says an error happened when it tried to install
it, OR, when I click on add, it says it is NOT a supported add-on for Excel.
Maybe there is a bug in the program?

"Ron de Bruin" wrote:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
Is working OK here

Do you see it in the Add-in list when you use
Office buttonExcel options...Add-ins

--

Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm


"saphire" wrote in message ...
I downloaded it from the Microsoft online support site. The getting started
tab is a tab that supposedly after you install it for either/or Office 1007,
or Excel 2007 helps you with using those programs. It is supposed to be
placed in the ribbon location in either of those programs. It is kind of
like a help tab, that will walk you through the programs if you have never
used them before, like me.

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Downloaded from where?

What is the getting started tab?

What do you consider as a "tab"?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:42:02 -0700, saphire
wrote:

I downloaded and installed (supposedly) the getting started tab, it said it
was successfully installed. When I open Excel, I cannot locate the tab.
Where is it?

Try to uninstall it and install it again

Btw: Strange it use a word icon in the installed program list in my Vista

--

Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm


"saphire" wrote in message ...
Yes, I see it there, but it says an error happened when it tried to install
it, OR, when I click on add, it says it is NOT a supported add-on for Excel.
Maybe there is a bug in the program?

"Ron de Bruin" wrote:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
Is working OK here

Do you see it in the Add-in list when you use
Office buttonExcel options...Add-ins

--

Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm


"saphire" wrote in message ...
I downloaded it from the Microsoft online support site. The getting started
tab is a tab that supposedly after you install it for either/or Office 1007,
or Excel 2007 helps you with using those programs. It is supposed to be
placed in the ribbon location in either of those programs. It is kind of
like a help tab, that will walk you through the programs if you have never
used them before, like me.

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Downloaded from where?

What is the getting started tab?

What do you consider as a "tab"?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:42:02 -0700, saphire
wrote:

I downloaded and installed (supposedly) the getting started tab, it said it
was successfully installed. When I open Excel, I cannot locate the tab.
Where is it?

This problem only seems to happen to XP users, Vista doesn't have this issue.
The "Getting Started" tab needs two things in order to work properly under
Windows XP:

1.) .NET 2.0 installed
2.) .NET Programmability Support installed

..NET 2.0 you can find at www.microsoft.com by searching for ".NET 2.0
Redistributable" or through Windows Update. The .NET Programmability Support
is an option in the advanced installation screens when you install Office
2007. To enable this feature, go to Add/Remove Programs and click on Office
2007. Click "change" if it's there, otherwise click "uninstall" and then on
the next screen look for a "change" or an "add/remove features" option. From
there, you need to find the installed components for Office 2007. Make sure
that ".NET Programmability Support" is select to run on your computer (you
may have to dig a bit to find it). After this you will need to probably
uninstall and reinstall the "Getting Started" bars. They should now work
just fine.

"saphire" wrote:

I downloaded and installed (supposedly) the getting started tab, it said it
was successfully installed. When I open Excel, I cannot locate the tab.
Where is it?