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Mac Forum / Applications / Excel / January 2006Multiple contextual menus!
Since I went from Mac OS 10.3 to 10.4, whenever I use the right-click to access the contextual menus (say to align a cell) in Excel, I see an extra set of options - ie Excel is duplicating all the menu options each time I use it! I have to scroll down a long list and use the bottomset of options for anything to work. This resets if I quit and restart. I have Office X. I have trashed the prefs but no improvement. As previously addressed by JE McGimpsey; One way: With XL closed, delete the ~:Library:Preference:Microsoft:Excel Toolbars (10) file (where ~ is your home directory). Note that this will delete all toolbar customizations (if any). If you don't want to do this, type OPT-F11 to enter the Visual Basic Editor, type CMD-g to open the Immediate window, and in that window type or paste Commandbars("Cell").Reset followed by Return. Type OPT-F11 to return to XL. HTH |:>) On 1/27/06 10:05 AM, in article 1138374330.537471.3200@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, "rogershuff" <rshuff@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > Since I went from Mac OS 10.3 to 10.4, whenever I use the right-click > to access the contextual menus (say to align a cell) in Excel, I see an > extra set of options - ie Excel is duplicating all the menu options > each time I use it! I have to scroll down a long list and use the > bottomset of options for anything to work. This resets if I quit and > restart. I have Office X. I have trashed the prefs but no improvement. > As previously addressed by JE McGimpsey; > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > file (where ~ is your home directory). Thanks but no good, either way. The problem persists. > Thanks but no good, either way. The problem persists. I'm a bit confused... You say this occurs "whenever (you) use the right-click to access the contextual menus", but not "if (you) quit and restart." So when does the behavior come back? XL sessions are independent of each other - the only link is through preferences - so simply restarting shouldn't change the behavior unless it changes the preferences, which should then stay changed. Does this occur only after opening a particular workbook? If so does that workbook have macros? Do you have any add-ins loading? Any items in your HD:Applications:Microsoft Office <X/2004>:Office:Startup:Excel folder? Nothing in that location. This behaviour occurs with any workbook (new or old). Quitting and restarting clears the endless list of repeating contextual menu items I have to scroll down after two or three uses of the right-click! It is always only the bottom set of options that works, so I get fed up scrolling down as you might imagine. On 1/30/06 4:04 PM, in article 1138655075.485641.84090@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com, "rogershuff" <rshuff@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > Nothing in that location. This behaviour occurs with any workbook (new > or old). Quitting and restarting clears the endless list of repeating > contextual menu items I have to scroll down after two or three uses of > the right-click! It is always only the bottom set of options that > works, so I get fed up scrolling down as you might imagine. Sounds to me like Excel's preferences and/or toolbar files can not be properly written. Make sure you have repaired permissions. Also make sure you CLOSE Excel and then trash the files cybertaz indicated in a prior message. Then repair permissions, It wouldn't hurt to empty the trash, and restart before restarting Excel.  SignatureBob Greenblatt [MVP], Macintosh bobgreenblattATmsnDOTcom OK done all that. No change. I may try a reinstall next. Thanks. Hi Roger - Sorry nothing has worked so far, but keep in mind that reinstalling Mac applications _rarely_ produces a permanent fix - if any at all. Especially true if you simply reinstall over the existing software, as the new installation will continue to use certain files from the previous installation. If you're convinced that reinstallation is necessary it will most likely be productive only if you use the Remove Office uninstaller. Good Luck |:>) On 1/31/06 10:21 AM, in article 1138720913.617566.89620@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com, "rogershuff" <rshuff@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > OK done all that. No change. I may try a reinstall next. Thanks. |
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