• Engagement or Workpaper Manager ribbon is missing from Microsoft® Excel or Microsoft® Word.

• CCH ProSystem fx Engagement
• CCH ProSystem fx Workpaper Manager
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Office 365 Desktop Installation

• Hung instance of Excel or Word is running in the background.
• There are files in the Disabled Items in the Addins list for Excel or Word.
• There are no Disabled Items in the Addins list, but the ribbons are not enabled in the COM Addins.
• The addins are missing, damaged, or corrupted.
• Microsoft® Visual Studio is missing, damaged, or corrupted.
• The Windows profile is corrupt and needs to be recreated. 

1. For Engagement or Workpaper Manager version 2018 and higher, use the App Checker Utility to resolve the issue. For all other versions of Engagement or Workpaper Manager, complete method 2 through 4.

• How do I use the App Checker utility for CCH® ProSystem fx® Engagement or Workpaper Manager?

2. Close all open Microsoft® Excel® or Microsoft® Word files. If needed, use Task Manager to close any unresponsive files.
   1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to open Task Manager.
   2. Look for EXCEL.EXE or WINWORD.EXE processes that have stopped or are unresponsive.
   3. Right-click the Excel or Word processes that have stopped or are unresponsive, and then click End Task.
3. If the issue persists, uninstall and reinstall the ribbon. 
   • See How to uninstall or reinstall a CCH® ProSystem fx® Engagement, Workpaper Manager, or Knowledge Coach Ribbon for instructions.
4. Make sure the ribbon is active in Microsoft® Excel® or Word.
   • See How to enable, reinstall, or replace the Microsoft® Word or Excel® add-ins for CCH® ProSystem fx® Engagement, Workpaper Manager, or Knowledge Coach for instructions.
5. If the ribbon will not stay enabled, repair all Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime installs on the machine. These installs may include the following:
   • Microsoft® Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office 2005
   • Microsoft® Visual Studio Tools for the Office system 3.0 Runtime
   • Microsoft® Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime

• Check a different Windows profile on the machine. If another Windows profile works fine, then the user's profile is corrupt and needs to be recreated. 
• Run a repair to Microsoft® Office. (Note: If running Microsoft® Office 365™ it's recommended to run an Online Repair instead of a Quick Repair.)
• Follow steps in the below article and run a repair to Engagement or Workpaper Manager.
• How do I repair an existing install of CCH® ProSystem fx® Engagement or Workpaper Manager?

• If you are encountering an issue where all ribbons have disappeared when only with opening Knowledge Coach workpapers in Microsoft® Word please review this article:
  • All ribbons in Microsoft® Word disappear when opening only CCH® ProSystem fx® Knowledge Coach workpapers from CCH® ProSystem fx® Engagement.

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