Add-in TAB not displaying

[anrichards22]

I have created an excel add in Excel 2013 which I have enabled however the Add-ins ribbon tab will not display.

Any ideas as to why and what the solution may be?

[gmr4evr1]

Its under the developer tab

[anrichards22]

I was referring to the ribbon tab for my add-in.
file--> options --> add-ins --> check box selected to make add-in active.

Excel 2013 is supposed to create a ribbon tab for my add-in but it doesn't.
The add-in is active if I look at excel options (as above).

Is there some other way of accessing my add-in?

[gmr4evr1]

Ok, what you are doing here is just activating the add-in, it's not placing it in the ribbon. You have to go to file --> options --> customize ribbon (or Quick access toolbar) , select All Commands from the dropdown, then highlight Add-ins in the left window then click add to move it to the right window.
If you do it in the customize ribbon section, it only shows up under the developer tab. If you do it from the quick access toolbar, it will show up at the very top toolbar.
Those are the only 2 ways that I know of to get it to show.

[anrichards22]

Under customize ribbon, under main tabs there is a checkbox for add-ins (which is ticked) but the add-ins tab does not appear on the ribbon.
There is an add-ins tab under the developer tab but that only allows me to activate or deactivate an add-in.
WIthout having access to the add-in how am I supposed to run it?

The purpose of saving it as a Excel add-in (xlam) is so that I do not have to open a workbook every time I want to run the code.

Oh well, I'll just add it to the long list of short-comings for Excel 2013.
Thanks for your help.