BI Publisher Desktop for Excel

Hi all,
I have installed Oracle BI Publisher Desktop 11.1.5 for loading XML files. The expected new tab in the Main tab bar "BI Publisher" is showing only in MS Word. I need it for Excel too.
I tried to customize the ribbon but there isn't any tab called "BI Publisher" as there is in MS Word.
Is there anything else i should specify or there is a problem after the installation?
Version: Oracle 11g.
OS: Windows 7 32-bit system type
Thanks in advance,
Alexander.

Ok I think I have the answer. You can go to this link for a complete answer. http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E10415_01/doc/bi.1013/e14667/create_excel_tmpl.htm
There is no pull down menu for Excel spreadsheet layout. You have to enter the field names by hand. You do this by renaming the cell from A1 to the XML data field. There is a very specific naming convention and you must get that correct.
That will be sheet one and then you need to create a sheet two name XDO_METADATA. You need to enter very specific information in this sheet in a very specific format.
Once you have done this you will need to open the template viewer. In the template view you will open both the excel spreadsheet and the XML data file. Using this you will create the XSL file which you will upload to BI Publisher.
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I tried Java 7. But Still I have the same issue.
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which?
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