I do not remember what was going on when this happened, but one day my Excel
all of the sudden no longer had a tool bar or menu. I cannot even right
click in the cells to pull anything up. All I have basically is just the
grid in the worksheet, and I can type in them, just no formatting, etc. I
have tried uninstalling and reinstalling several times, and it continues to
come up this way. It is not one particular file, it is every file I open in
Excel. I am not sure if this is a glitch with my computer (the same files I
try to open on other computers in our network work just fine) or if this is
something in Excel that I need to correct. Any ideas?

try to right click where the tool bars should be and select customise. in
the toolbar list tick the toolbars you want
--
John
MOS Master Instructor Office 2000, 2002 & 2003
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"JAB" wrote:

I do not remember what was going on when this happened, but one day my Excel
all of the sudden no longer had a tool bar or menu. I cannot even right
click in the cells to pull anything up. All I have basically is just the
grid in the worksheet, and I can type in them, just no formatting, etc. I
have tried uninstalling and reinstalling several times, and it continues to
come up this way. It is not one particular file, it is every file I open in
Excel. I am not sure if this is a glitch with my computer (the same files I
try to open on other computers in our network work just fine) or if this is
something in Excel that I need to correct. Any ideas?

Hi JAB

Try to rename your xlb file

1. Close Excel
2. Do a search for .xlb in Windows (Use: search hidden files and folders)
3. Rename or delete the .xlb file or files (In 2002 the name = Excel10.xlb)
4. Start Excel

Deleting the file or renaming will do no harm to your system
Excel will create a new file for you.
(You lost your customization remember that)
If you make your own toolbars or add buttons to the others
this file is important (backup it so you can restore it)


--

Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm


"JAB" wrote in message ...
I do not remember what was going on when this happened, but one day my Excel
all of the sudden no longer had a tool bar or menu. I cannot even right
click in the cells to pull anything up. All I have basically is just the
grid in the worksheet, and I can type in them, just no formatting, etc. I
have tried uninstalling and reinstalling several times, and it continues to
come up this way. It is not one particular file, it is every file I open in
Excel. I am not sure if this is a glitch with my computer (the same files I
try to open on other computers in our network work just fine) or if this is
something in Excel that I need to correct. Any ideas?

I tried that and still nothing. Literally I right click the entire page and
the only thing that comes up is when I am at the top of the page and Restore,
Close, etc menu comes up. No place to select customize.

"John" wrote:

try to right click where the tool bars should be and select customise. in
the toolbar list tick the toolbars you want
--
John
MOS Master Instructor Office 2000, 2002 & 2003
Please reply & rate any replies you get

Ice Hockey rules (especially the Wightlink Raiders)


"JAB" wrote:

I do not remember what was going on when this happened, but one day my Excel
all of the sudden no longer had a tool bar or menu. I cannot even right
click in the cells to pull anything up. All I have basically is just the
grid in the worksheet, and I can type in them, just no formatting, etc. I
have tried uninstalling and reinstalling several times, and it continues to
come up this way. It is not one particular file, it is every file I open in
Excel. I am not sure if this is a glitch with my computer (the same files I
try to open on other computers in our network work just fine) or if this is
something in Excel that I need to correct. Any ideas?

JAB, search your machine for files of type XLB. This is where Excel stores
the toolbar settings. It is a hidden file, so you will have to set your
search to search for such. Once you find it, delete it. Excel will create
a new one. It sounds like your XLB file is corrupt.

Bob Flanagan
Macro Systems
http://www.add-ins.com
Productivity add-ins and downloadable books on VB macros for Excel

"JAB" wrote in message
...
I do not remember what was going on when this happened, but one day my
Excel
all of the sudden no longer had a tool bar or menu. I cannot even right
click in the cells to pull anything up. All I have basically is just the
grid in the worksheet, and I can type in them, just no formatting, etc. I
have tried uninstalling and reinstalling several times, and it continues
to
come up this way. It is not one particular file, it is every file I open
in
Excel. I am not sure if this is a glitch with my computer (the same files
I
try to open on other computers in our network work just fine) or if this
is
something in Excel that I need to correct. Any ideas?

this might help http://support.microsoft.com/kb/327913
--
John
MOS Master Instructor Office 2000, 2002 & 2003
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Ice Hockey rules (especially the Wightlink Raiders)


"JAB" wrote:

I tried that and still nothing. Literally I right click the entire page and
the only thing that comes up is when I am at the top of the page and Restore,
Close, etc menu comes up. No place to select customize.

"John" wrote:

try to right click where the tool bars should be and select customise. in
the toolbar list tick the toolbars you want
--
John
MOS Master Instructor Office 2000, 2002 & 2003
Please reply & rate any replies you get

Ice Hockey rules (especially the Wightlink Raiders)


"JAB" wrote:

I do not remember what was going on when this happened, but one day my Excel
all of the sudden no longer had a tool bar or menu. I cannot even right
click in the cells to pull anything up. All I have basically is just the
grid in the worksheet, and I can type in them, just no formatting, etc. I
have tried uninstalling and reinstalling several times, and it continues to
come up this way. It is not one particular file, it is every file I open in
Excel. I am not sure if this is a glitch with my computer (the same files I
try to open on other computers in our network work just fine) or if this is
something in Excel that I need to correct. Any ideas?