Install Teklink “Excel Click-to-Call” Add-in (Manifest XML)

Install Teklink “Excel Click-to-Call” Add-in (Manifest XML)


IdeaThis article is solely for Microsoft Office Excel™️, for Google Sheets™️use the ready extension available here.

What you need

Step 1 — Download the manifest XML (required for all methods)

  1. Open this link in your browser:
    https://cfg.theteklink.com/c2cexcel/manifest.xml

  2. Press Ctrl + S (Windows) or Cmd + S (Mac)

  3. Save the file as:
    teklink-click-to-call.xml
    (Make sure it ends with .xml, not .txt)

Option A — Excel on the Web / Microsoft 365 (signed in)

  1. Go to office.com and open Excel

  2. Open any workbook (or create a blank workbook)

  3. Go to Home → Add-ins

  4. Click More Add-ins (or More Settings)

  5. Choose Upload My Add-in

  6. Select your saved file: teklink-click-to-call.xml

  7. Click Upload / Add

After installing, go to the Home tab and look for the “Excel Click to Call” button to open the task pane (location may vary by Excel version).

Option B — Excel 2021 Desktop (NOT signed in) — Shared Folder method (Recommended)

Because Excel 2021 offline often does not show “Upload My Add-in”, use this method.

B1) Put the XML into a local folder

  1. Create a folder:
    C:\AddinCatalog

  2. Move the manifest file into it:
    C:\AddinCatalog\teklink-click-to-call.xml

B2) Share the folder (creates a network path)

  1. Right-click C:\AddinCatalog → Properties

  2. Open Sharing tab → Share…

  3. Share it (for testing you can share to “Everyone – Read”)

  4. Note the “Network Path”, for example:
    \\YOURPCNAME\AddinCatalog

B3) Add the shared folder as a Trusted Add-in Catalog

  1. Open Excel 2021

  2. Go to File → Options

  3. Trust Center → Trust Center Settings…

  4. Click Trusted Add-in Catalogs

  5. In Catalog Url, paste the network path:
    \\YOURPCNAME\AddinCatalog

  6. Click Add catalog

  7. Check Show in Menu

  8. Click OK, OK

  9. Close Excel completely and reopen it

B4) Install the add-in from “Shared Folder”

  1. In Excel: Home → Add-ins → More Add-ins
    (sometimes Insert → Get Add-ins depending on ribbon)

  2. Open the Shared Folder tab

  3. Select Excel Click-to-Call → Add

After installation: first-time setup

  1. Open the add-in task pane (Home tab → “Excel Click to Call”)

  2. Enter your Click-to-Call URL template (if using URL mode), You can request from Teklink this URL.

  3. Optional: enable the TEL: switch if you want to use your computer’s default dialer/softphone

  4. Start typing to search the sheet, click a row to view details, click a phone value to call

Troubleshooting

“I saved it but it’s not an XML file”

  • When saving, make sure the filename ends with .xml

  • If it saved as manifest.xml.txt, rename it to manifest.xml

“I don’t see Upload My Add-in”

  • This is common on Excel 2021 not signed in

  • Use Option B (Shared Folder / Trusted Add-in Catalog) instead

“Trusted Add-in Catalogs is missing”

  • Some installations/policies hide it

  • In that case, you’ll need your IT/admin to deploy the add-in (Microsoft 365 org deployment), or use a signed-in Excel option.

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