SSE Sorry very basic question - How to activate my new mod via NMM

[jhvanriper]

OK I have one total hour working with CK.

 

I followed a youtube tutorial and created a custom spell in CK but the tutorial skipped the activate step. I now have my own ESP file with my spell in it.

 

---Incidentally I nuked SkyUI when I installed CK and spent several hours figuring out how to reactivate it. That is done now.

 

Next step I have my ESP file and I have to told not to activate it via via NMM and never via Skyrim mods When I try to add it manually to NMM, I can select to add the mod but there is no line created in NMM.

 

When I run LOOT, I see the mod in the load order but it is not active (no green check mark by it).

 

So probably a simple issue but how do I get my first mod active?

[DoctorKaizeld]

To add it to nmm you need to have it in a zip file. Another way is to just drop it in your data folder then make sure the mod is checked in nmm

[jhvanriper]

OK got it finally. Recording the solution so the next guy can find it.

 

Go into NMM and click on the Plugins tab, rather than the default Mod tab. I just had to click my mod and to make it active.