Excel 2003 - a "bar" is not showing
 

Have Excel 2003 SP1 on a new Athlon. When I call up Excel 2003, I am not
getting one of the toolbars - and I don't even know IF it is a toolbar - it
probably is known by some other name. At work I have this "toolbar" and on
this, my home system, it's absent. This toolbar I am referring to should
appear just below the main menu bar that contains the standard commands like
<File<Edit<View<Insert etc. etc. Based on what I see at work, this
missing element stretches across the top margin and should have a field for
displaying the active cell. Next to it should be the field in which you
build formulas/functions. Again, this feature is missing/absent. I've
right clicked up on the menu bar to see if it's one of those recallable
toolbars but it isn't.

What is that object I'm looking for called so I can search the help file to
see how to install it? Or if someone knows how to kick it in, I'd like to
know.

Thanks.

From your description it sounds like you're missing the Formula Bar. Click
View and check the box next to Formula Bar and it should appear.

"Hoib" wrote:

Have Excel 2003 SP1 on a new Athlon. When I call up Excel 2003, I am not
getting one of the toolbars - and I don't even know IF it is a toolbar - it
probably is known by some other name. At work I have this "toolbar" and on
this, my home system, it's absent. This toolbar I am referring to should
appear just below the main menu bar that contains the standard commands like
<File<Edit<View<Insert etc. etc. Based on what I see at work, this
missing element stretches across the top margin and should have a field for
displaying the active cell. Next to it should be the field in which you
build formulas/functions. Again, this feature is missing/absent. I've
right clicked up on the menu bar to see if it's one of those recallable
toolbars but it isn't.

What is that object I'm looking for called so I can search the help file to
see how to install it? Or if someone knows how to kick it in, I'd like to
know.

Thanks.

Wow! How simple...

Thanks.


"bigwheel" wrote in message
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From your description it sounds like you're missing the Formula Bar.
Click
View and check the box next to Formula Bar and it should appear.

"Hoib" wrote:

Have Excel 2003 SP1 on a new Athlon. When I call up Excel 2003, I am not
getting one of the toolbars - and I don't even know IF it is a toolbar -
it
probably is known by some other name. At work I have this "toolbar" and
on
this, my home system, it's absent. This toolbar I am referring to should
appear just below the main menu bar that contains the standard commands
like
<File<Edit<View<Insert etc. etc. Based on what I see at work, this
missing element stretches across the top margin and should have a field
for
displaying the active cell. Next to it should be the field in which you
build formulas/functions. Again, this feature is missing/absent. I've
right clicked up on the menu bar to see if it's one of those recallable
toolbars but it isn't.

What is that object I'm looking for called so I can search the help file
to
see how to install it? Or if someone knows how to kick it in, I'd like
to
know.

Thanks.