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.
  • Depending on your current security settings, you may also need to adjust a few Excel options.

  • (D) Set Excel macro 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.