Overview
Disabling the Office Timeline add-in allows users to turn off all its functionalities without physically removing or uninstalling the tool. The process is simple and reversible, so users can easily re-enable the add-in whenever they need it without having to download and install it again. Please follow the simple steps below if you wish to temporarily deactivate Office Timeline.
Steps
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Open PowerPoint and go to File -> Options -> Add-Ins. Here, if you look for Office Timeline in the list, you will notice that it is marked as a “COM Add-in” in the Type column.
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Select “COM Add-ins” from the Manage dialogue box and then click the Go button.
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Finally, in the COM Add-ins window, click the checkbox next to Office Timeline and then hit OK.
Office timeline will now be disabled and its dedicated tab removed from the PowerPoint ribbon. To re-enable the add-in, simply redo the steps described above.