Shrinking Buttons

**JimBobBowie** · 07-11-2011, 08:11 AM

Hello All,

I am having problem with a new PC at work, (Win7, Office2010). a workbook that I have been using for years on my old PC, (XP, Office2007) has several active x buttons on one sheet. After a few minutes of use the buttons shrink to a tiny size and I have struggled to grab them to resize, they are that small. It keeps doing it. I am really getting frustrated with this. It is costing me a great deal of time.

Thanks,
Jim

**royUK** · 07-11-2011, 08:14 AM

I don't think this problem has ever been resolved when it has been reported before

**JimBobBowie** · 07-11-2011, 08:53 AM

Thanks for the quick reply.

I didn't see any other threads on this issue when I searched. I will have to creaqte a userform menu that I can call with an F-Key to replace the buttons.

Thanks,

Jim

**6StringJazzer** · 07-11-2011, 02:19 PM

I have seen this when using my laptop connected to an external monitor that has a higher resolution than the built-in screen. I have never found a way to fix it. You may be having a related issue depending on the support your machine has for the monitor you are using.

**Colin Legg** · 07-11-2011, 02:28 PM

Try grouping them.

**JimBobBowie** · 07-12-2011, 02:57 AM

This PC is a brand new Dell with matching Dell monitor. That should not be an issue. I also tried grouping them with no luck. I have removed them and replaced them with new ones created in 2010 still no luck. I have given up and have added context sensitive menus called up by the F3 key. This has solved my current problem but it is not a great statement about the state of excel 2010 is it.

Jim

**martindwilson** · 07-12-2011, 03:04 AM

no it isnt is it!

**Colin Legg** · 07-12-2011, 06:29 AM

Jim, does the same thing happen if you use Forms controls on the worksheet?

**6StringJazzer** · 07-12-2011, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by JimBobBowie

This PC is a brand new Dell with matching Dell monitor.

One last question. Is the display configuration set up to use the native resolution of the monitor? I would expect it is, out of the box, but it's easy to check.