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title: "Installing and Updating the Dispatcher and Ribbons"
description: "The Dispatcher is a program that must be installed on each computer on which you wish to use the Lucanet Disclosure Management solution. Special ribbons are provided to allow you to use Lucanet Disclosure Management with MS Word and MS Excel. These ribbons will provide you with effective assistance when working with Lucanet Disclosure Management."
source_url: https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/disclosure-management/basic-configuration-disclmgmt/install-disp-andribbon
language: en
last_updated: 2023-08-16
---
# Installing and Updating the Dispatcher and Ribbons

## Overview

The **[Dispatcher](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/glossary.md#dispatcher)** is a program that must be installed on each computer on which you wish to use the Lucanet Disclosure Management solution. Lucanet Disclosure Management does not work without the Dispatcher.

**Ribbons** are menu ribbons or multifunctional bars for applications that combine menu control, toolbars, and dialogs. You will need to install these ribbons if you want to use Lucanet Disclosure Management in your **locally installed copies of the Office programs** MS Word and MS Excel.

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Both the Dispatcher and the Ribbons are updated regularly. Whenever an update is available, you will be informed automatically once you open an MS Office document in Lucanet Disclosure Management.
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## Installing the Dispatcher

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To install the Dispatcher on your computer, the following is required:

- **Windows 64-bit version**
- **Microsoft dotNet 8.0.0**
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To install the **Dispatcher** for Disclosure Management:

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Click **Toolbox** in the function bar of Disclosure Management and click **Dispatcher** in the overview. The detail view is displayed as follows, for example:

Detail view of the Dispatcher area
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Download the MSI file for the Dispatcher and navigate to your **Downloads** folder.
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Double-click the MSI file to execute it.

MSI file in Windows Explorer
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The Dispatcher is installed automatically and can then be found on your computer under **Disclosure Management Office File Dispatcher**:

Dispatcher in Windows start menu
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The Dispatcher will launch automatically whenever you create a file in Disclosure Management or open an existing file.
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## Dispatcher in the MS Windows system tray

After installation, the Dispatcher is displayed as an icon in the MS Windows system tray. You will receive a message as soon as the Dispatcher is running and as soon as you open an MS Office file. You can stop the Dispatcher and view the log via the context menu of the icon in the system tray:

Context menu of the Dispatcher in the MS Windows context menu

## Installing the Ribbons

To install the **Office ribbons** for Disclosure Management:

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In Lucanet Disclosure Management, navigate to the **Toolbox** tab and click **Ribbons** in the tree view. The detail view is displayed as follows, for example:

Detail view of the ribbon area

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Click **Download** to download the MSI file for the **MS Word ribbon** or the **MS Excel ribbon** and then navigate to your download folder.
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Double-click the MSI file to execute it.

WordInstaller in Windows Explorer

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The ribbon is installed automatically and is displayed in MS Word or MS Excel as follows as soon as you open a Word document or Excel document from Lucanet Disclosure Management:

- In MS Word:
Ribbon in MS Word

- In MS Excel:
Ribbon in MS Excel

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**Note**: Depending on your security settings, you may have to confirm the installation again as soon as you open MS Word or MS Excel for the first time after installing the ribbons. In the displayed message, click **Install**.

Confirmation message in Microsoft Office

If you currently have installed Ribbons with the version 25.08 or older, you have to uninstall the Ribbons in **Programs & Apps** and delete the two installation directories under **C:\\Users\\{username}\\AppData\\Roaming\\DisclosureManagementExcelAddIn** and **C:\\Users\\{username}\\AppData\\Roaming\\DisclosureManagementWordAddIn\**, first.

After completing these steps, you can reinstall the Ribbons with the latest version.
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## Updating the Dispatcher and Ribbons

[Opening an **MS Office** document](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/disclosure-management/work-with-msoffice/configure-word-file.md#openMSDoc) from **Disclosure Management** automatically performs a software check for the latest version of the **Dispatcher** and **Ribbons**. If a later version is available, the system displays a corresponding note and a link to the page where the latest version can be downloaded.