Tips for Using Add-ins

The following tips will help you use add-ins:

Place the .dll output files from an add-in project in the Common\MSDev98\Addins folder. Visual C++ looks in this folder, by default, for add-ins.
To make an add-in’s functionality available in a toolbar, click Customize from the Tools menu. The Add-ins and Macro Files tab will display a list of the .dll files in the Common\MSDev98\Addins folder. You will also see a list of the .dsm files (VBScript Macros) that are in the Common\MSDev98\Macros folder.
If an add-in .dll is not in the Common\MSDev98\Addins folder, you can click the Browse button and search for it. Make sure the Show all files option is checked in the View tab of the Folder options dialog box (View menu) in Windows Explorer. You need to show all files because .dll files are considered system files.
By default, an add-in may not display all of its toolbar buttons. To see all toolbar buttons associated with your add-ins, click Customize from the Tools menu. Then click the Commands tab and select the Add-ins category. All the add-in toolbar buttons will be displayed. You can click and drag the buttons onto a toolbar.
Add-in toolbars, like other toolbars, can be closed. To display a toolbar, right-click in an unused part of the menu bar and select the desired toolbar.