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Download VBE_Extras

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Released 1st October 2024, the latest version of VBE_Extras is 1.5.2.3. There are two ways to download and install VBE_Extras:

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1. Automated install using an executable (.exe) file

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Click VBE_Extras_Setup.zip to download the .zip file. Extract and then double-click on the VBE_Extras_Setup.exe file that is contained in the .zip file and the installation wizard will guide you through the installation process. Note that double-clicking the VBE_Extras_Setup.exe file may, depending on your anti-virus settings, trigger a 'Windows protected your PC' dialog ... if so, click on 'More info' to confirm that you are running the VBE_Extras setup file and that the publisher is John Mallinson (i.e. me!).

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Note that VBE_Extras does not require administrative privileges to install and is always installed per user (not per device).

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Once installed, start the VBE within Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint or Access. In the VBE's main menu (across the top of the VBE window), you will see a new 'Extras' menu item. Other 'Extras' menu items are available by right-clicking in the Code window, Project window, Immediate window and UserForm designer window (both right-clicking on the UserForm itself and right-clicking on an individual Control). Additionally, a Toolbar containing various menu items is available.

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If you have problems with installation, see the installation troubleshooting section of the VBE_Extras guide, available on the VBE_Extras help page. If you still have problems, contact me: john@thevbahelp.com

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2. Manual install

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As of July 2024, VBE_Extras can be installed manually without the need to run an executable (.exe) installation file, for example if your device cannot run installation files for security reasons or if you just want more visibility and control over what happens during the install. Manual install is initially in a trial phase. Please contact me at john@thevbahelp.com if you are interested.

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Manual install does not require you to have administrator access on your device.

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VBE_Extras helper

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To download VBE_Extras Helper, click VBE_Extras helper.zip. VBE_Extras Helper is a standard AddIn for Excel and should be installed in the same way as any other Excel AddIn ... if you need detailed installation instructions, see my Installing and Updating AddIns blog post. VBE_Extras Helper requires VBE_Extras version 1.1.3.0 or greater.​

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Is VBE_Extras safe?

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Absolutely it is. But I would say that, wouldn't I?! So, if you don't trust me:

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  • Trust Jotti - once you have downloaded and unzipped the .zip file, submit the .exe to Jotti at https://virusscan.jotti.org/en-GB/scan-file and have 14 separate anti-virus apps scan VBE_Extras for you. Here's a screenshot of the results when I did that recently:

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  • Trust your own anti-virus app - once you have download the .zip file, use your anti-virus app to test the .zip file - the exact process will depend on the specific AV app that you use but you should be able to right click on the .zip file and select an option to scan the file (eg 'Scan with Microsoft Defender' if using Microsoft Defender). Then, unzip and repeat the scan on the VBE_Extras_Setup.exe installation file.

  • Trust the digital signature applied to VBE_Extras - before installing, having extracted the VBE_Extras_Setup.exe installation file, right click on it, select Properties then Digital Signatures ... you will see details of the digital signature certificate issued to me by Sectigo who are "the world's largest commercial Certificate Authority" ... they trust me so hopefully you can too!

  • Trust the fact that when VBE_Extras is being installed, you will see that it does not trigger a Microsoft 'User Account Control' warning. Why? Because VBE_Extras does not need to access sensitive areas on your device and so does not need 'administrator' permissions to install ... however, the installation may trigger other warnings (depending on your settings, which anti-virus software you use and on the number of new downloads of the same version of VBE_Extras - some anti-virus software, including Microsoft Defender, uses "reputation-based protection" which means the number of times that a unique piece of software has been downloaded is a factor in whether warnings are shown ... so downloading a recently-published version of VBE_Extras is more likely to trigger warnings)

  • Trust my presence on the internet - check out my Upwork and StackOverflow profiles (click the icons in the footer of this web page) ... I'm a genuine VBA developer trusted by clients to build safe solutions for them.

 

If you still have questions or concerns, please contact me: john@thevbahelp.com

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