Hi Tonto,

I am not an expert on add-ins, with this in mind...What if you set up a macro in a personal workbook that you use to open or unhide the add-ins with just a ctrl+'fill in the blank' all would be available.
I use a personal workbook to store my frequently used macros and leave the personal workbook unhidden. This makes it available with any workbook I might be working on.
This a stab in the dark for me, but you did close with 'Any help anyone can provide would be appreciated' so I figured it is worth mentioning.
Please let me know either way, I don't want to lead anyone down the wrong path.

Regards,

KsT