MS Office Support for AxPyMOL

AxPyMOL and MS Office Must Match

If your MS Office is 32-bit then you need to install 32-bit AxPyMOL. If your MS Office is 64-bit you need to install 64-bit AxPyMOL.

Many people have 64-bit Windows installed but have 32-bit Office installed. The AxPyMOL installation should warn users of this mismatch, but before you download, check your version of MS Office, as shown below.

AxPyMOL is dependent on the MS Office component "Visual Basic for Applications"

This MS Office "Visual Basic for Applications" component is a default option in the Microsoft Office installation under "Office Shared Features".  However, if users uncheck this option, then AxPyMOL will not work.  To fix this, no need to uninstall anything, just "Change" the Office installation in "Programs and Features", click "Add or Remove Features", and select the "Visual Basic for Applications" under "Office Shared Features".  Then you can go back to Powerpoint and use AxPyMOL properly.

 

Identifying the Version of MS Office

Office 2013

To check if you have PowerPoint 2013 follow these directions

  1. Open PowerPoint
  2. Click File > Account > About PowerPoint
  3. A window will appear with a version number that looks like, Microsoft Word 2013 (15.x.xxxx.xxxx) MSO (15.x.xxxx.xxxx) 32-bit. Look for (32-bit) or (64-bit).

Office 2010

To check if you have PowerPoint 2010 follow these directions

  1. Open PowerPoint
  2. Click File > Help
  3. A window will appear. On the right side of the help screen, under About Microsoft PowerPoint you will see a version number that looks like, Version: 14.x.xxxx.xxxx (32-bit). Look for (32-bit) or (64-bit).

Office 2007

MS Office 2007 is 32-bit only. Please download and install 32-bit AxPyMOL.

To check if you have PowerPoint 2007 follow these directions

  1. Click the Ribbon Button
  2. Click PowerPoint Options (at the bottom)
  3. Click Resources
  4. A window will appear. On the right, you should see "about Mircosoft PowerPoint 2007," which verifies this version.

Office 2003

MS Office 2003 is 32-bit only. Please download and install 32-bit AxPyMOL.

To check if you have PowerPoint 2003 follow these directions

  1. Click Help > About > Microsoft Office PowerPoint
  2. A window will appear. The first line of text in the window should begin with "Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003," which verifies this version.