Toolbar behaviour in Excel

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Franklyn H - 21 Sep 2006 01:50 GMT

I am experiencing a problem in Excel for Mac 2004 with Toolbar behaviour.

I use the Worksheet Menu Bar, Standard and Formating toolbars open, together
with the formula bar open at Excel startup.

When I open up a worksheet file, the file window opens up behind the
toolbars which means that part of the worksheet window is inaccessible, and I
am unable to move the sheet down on the screen so that I can access it.

I have to go to full screen mode, move the file window down past the point
where the toolbars would be and exit full screen mode.

This did not used to happen, and does not occur with Word.

Have tried closing all of the tool bars and reopening the application, to no
avail.

Can anyone suggest a solution?

Incidentally, I have downloaded all of the current software patches and
installed them, so I am sure that I am using the most up to date bits.

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CyberTaz - 21 Sep 2006 03:02 GMT

The first suggestion is to make absolutely certain that the Standard &
Formatting toolbars are actually docked in place. If they are just a hair
out of place as floating it would explain the problem. Drag them all into
your worksheet area, then drag each one back so they 'snap' together
beginning at the bottom edge of the Menu Bar.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

On 9/20/06 8:50 PM, in article
7EE08325-E060-47F9-BC1E-FCFA74B15B09@microsoft.com, "Franklyn H"
<FranklynH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I am experiencing a problem in Excel for Mac 2004 with Toolbar behaviour.
>
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> Incidentally, I have downloaded all of the current software patches and
> installed them, so I am sure that I am using the most up to date bits.

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Franklyn H - 21 Sep 2006 04:03 GMT

That fixed it. It's easy when you know the trick. Thanks!

> The first suggestion is to make absolutely certain that the Standard &
> Formatting toolbars are actually docked in place. If they are just a hair
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> > Incidentally, I have downloaded all of the current software patches and
> > installed them, so I am sure that I am using the most up to date bits.

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JE McGimpsey - 21 Sep 2006 06:31 GMT

> That fixed it. It's easy when you know the trick. Thanks!

And to keep them fixed:

http://www.mcgimpsey.com/macoffice/excel/locktoolbars.html

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CyberTaz - 21 Sep 2006 15:29 GMT

Glad there was nothing more to it!... and JE's little helper is quite
useful.

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Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

> That fixed it. It's easy when you know the trick. Thanks!
>
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>> > Incidentally, I have downloaded all of the current software patches and
>> > installed them, so I am sure that I am using the most up to date bits.

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Toolbar behaviour in Excel