The Presenter Ribbon is not visible in Microsoft PowerPoint

Last updated on May 18, 2021 01:34:23 AM GMT

Issue

Adobe Presenter ribbon may not be visible in Microsoft PowerPoint even if it is installed on the computer.

You get an error as C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Presenter 11.0/MenuLauncher.dll is not a valid office Addin while trying to enable Adobe Presenter addin .

You can try the following solutions to resolve your issue.

Solution 1: Run PowerPoint as admin

In Windows, click start and search for PowerPoint.
Right click PowerPoint from the search results and click Run as administrator.
Check if Adobe Presenter ribbon is visible.

In case it does not appear, continue to use PowerPoint in Admin mode and follow the steps from Solution 2.

Solution 2: Remove the Adobe Presenter add-in and add it back

Open PowerPoint, choose File > Options > Add-ins and click Go.
In the COM Add-ins dialog, select Adobe Presenter PowerPoint COM Add-in and click Remove.

Removing the Presenter add-in
To add the Adobe Presenter Add-in, open PowerPoint and Go to File > Options > Add-ins.
Click Add and navigate to the Adobe Presenter DLL (MenuLauncher.dll) located in the following path:

For 32 Bit:
```
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Presenter 11.0
```
For 64 Bit:
```
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Presenter 11.0
```
Adding the Presenter add-in to PowerPoint
Check that the Adobe Presenter ribbon is added and click OK.

Restart PowerPoint as an Admin (as shown in solution 1) and check if Presenter ribbon is visible in the PowerPoint or not.

Note:

While following the previous step, you may get the following error:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Presenter 11.0/MenuLauncher.dll” is not a valid office Addin.

Try the solution 2 to resolve this error.

Solution 3: Edit the registry entries

To edit the registry entries, perform the following steps:

In windows, Choose Start > Run. Type regedit and then press Enter to open the Registry Editor.
Go to the location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > Microsoft > Office > ClickToRun > REGISTRY > MACHINE > Software > Wow6432Node > Microsoft > Office > PowerPoint >AddIns > AdobePresenter.COMAddin

Navigating through the Registry
Delete the existing LoadBehavior DWORD and add a LoadBehavior DWORD with the value set to 3.
After making the changes try to add the Presenter Add-in as shown in Solution 2 and check if Adobe Presenter ribbon is visible in PowerPoint.

Solution 4: Add the installed location of Adobe Presenter in the trusted location of PowerPoint

Select Trusted Locations tab and click Add New Location.

Click Browse to navigate to the Adobe Presenter installed location.

For 32 Bit:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Presenter 11.0

For 64 Bit:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Presenter 11.0

Click the check box adjacent to Subfolders of this location are also trusted.
Now click OK and restart PowerPoint to check if Adobe Presenter ribbon is visible or not.

Solution 5: Reinstall Adobe Presenter

Go to Control Panel > Programs and Features
Locate Adobe Presenter in the list of installed applications.
Right-click on Adobe Presenter and click Uninstall.
You may download the latest version of Adobe Presenter using the below link

https://www.adobe.com/products/presenter/download-trial/try.html

Solution 6: Repair the installation of Microsoft Office

Go to Control Panel > Programs and Features.
Locate Microsoft Office in the list of installed applications.
Right-click on Microsoft Office and select change.
Follow the onscreen instructions to repair office.