Make sure the add-in is enabled

  1. Open an Office application, such as Word. Click File > Options > Add-ins > Manage: COM Add-ins (at the bottom) > Go.

    On the Options menu, choose Add-ins. Click Go to open the add-ins dialog box.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • If the check box for Adobe PDF is clear, select it, and click OK.

      Select the check box for the Acrobat PDFMaker Office COM Addin, and click OK.

    • If the check box for Adobe PDF is already selected, clear it, close the program, and then re-open it. Follow the path in step one, and then select the check box for Adobe PDF. Click OK.

  3. Note: If enabling the Adobe PDF add-in doesn’t work, try uninstalling and then reinstalling Adobe Acrobat, and make sure that the Adobe PDF add-in is enabled in the Office application.

Navigate to the .dll file

Once you've ensured that you have the latest version of Office 2016, you can activate the Adobe Acrobat add-in by navigating to its .dll file.

  1. From the Start Menu or the taskbar, right-click Word.

  2. From the right-click menu, right-click the Word program, and click Run as administrator.

  3. Open a new blank document.

  4. Go to File> Options > Add-Ins > Manage: COM Add-Ins, and then click Go.

    On the Options menu, choose Add-ins.

  5. Select the check box for Acrobat PDFMaker Office COM Addin, and then click Remove.

    Select the check box for the Acrobat PDFMaker Office COM Addin, and click Remove.

  6. Click Add, and navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\PDFMaker\Office\PDFMOfficeAddin.dll.

  7. Close Word, and then open it again. The Adobe Acrobat tab should now appear.

    The Acrobat tab should appear at the end of the row of tabs.