Try going into the VBIDE (alt-F11), open the immediate window (Ctrl-G), and
enter

Application.Commandbars(1).controls("View").Visibl e = True

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HTH

Bob

"PJ" wrote in message
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Somehow the "View" option in Excel went missing. Now there's a thin white
line where the word use to be. So the it reads: File Edit (white
bar)
Favorites Tools Help. Does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks.