Applies To
Excel for Microsoft 365 Word for Microsoft 365 PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 Access for Microsoft 365 Project Online Desktop Client Excel 2024 Word 2024 PowerPoint 2024 Access 2024 Project Professional 2024 Project Standard 2024 Excel 2021 Word 2021 PowerPoint 2021 Access 2021 Project Professional 2021 Project Standard 2021

After you hide or retrieve an Office add-in, the add-ins list should update automatically so only your active add-ins show up. If the list doesn't automatically update, you can manually refresh the list.

Refresh the Office Add-ins list in Microsoft 365

If an Office add-in isn't showing up in the Office Add-ins list, refresh the list to see all of your add-ins.

  1. In Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, on the Home tab, select Add-in button Add-ins.

    In Project, on the Project tab, select  Insert Add-in button icon My Add-ins.

  2. To update the list in the Office Add-ins dialog, do one of the following

    • In Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, select Advanced and choose Refresh.

    • In Project, select Refresh.

  3. Select Close or X in the upper right corner. 

To learn how to insert and use Office Add-ins within Access web apps, see the following articles:

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