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    Question Ribbon buttons disabled: Insert [Illustrations, Charts, Filter, Text: Text Box, WordArt...

    Hi,

    I've come across something bizarre in Excel 2010..

    In one particular spreadsheet I have lost the ability to use lots of functionality in the Ribbon.

    The following functions are disabled / greyed out:

    Insert
    - [Illustrations]
    - [Charts]
    - [Filter]
    - [Text]: Text Box
    - [Text]: WordArt
    - [Text]: Signature Line
    - [Symbols]: Equation

    Developer
    - [Controls]: Insert <--- THIS IS THE ONE I NEED!!!

    I have no idea what I did.. but the functionality is disabled for all sheets in the spreadsheet. If I create a new spreadsheet, they are no longer disabled??

    In addition to this, all of my ActiveX buttons and text boxes have disappeared from the sheets, and my list data validated cells no longer bring up a drop down menu, and don't accept any valid strings (when I enter a string from the list that it's using, it just comes up with "This is not valid, Try again")

    I REALLY don't want to try to copy the stuff in my sheets across to a new one.. Funnily enough though, if I copy a sheet to a new spreadsheet, I can access all of the aforementioned features.

    Does anyone have an explanation and how to fix this?


    Thanks,

    Nick

    PS. See attached for the spreadsheet (with sensitive info removed)
    PPS. The spreadsheet is not Protected! (nor is the workbook)
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    Re: Ribbon buttons disabled: Insert [Illustrations, Charts, Filter, Text: Text Box, WordAr

    File > Options > Advanced > Display options for this workbook > For objects, show: All
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    Re: Ribbon buttons disabled: Insert [Illustrations, Charts, Filter, Text: Text Box, WordAr

    Wow, that was easy.. I'm not sure how that option was set, but thank you!

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    Re: Ribbon buttons disabled: Insert [Illustrations, Charts, Filter, Text: Text Box, WordAr

    Actually, the buttons have come back but the '[Developer] Insert' button is still greyed out and I can't select the buttons on the sheet. I can press them, but when I go to select them in Design Mode, I can't. It's as if they're locked.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks!
    Last edited by Applez00800; 11-20-2012 at 07:46 AM.

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    Cool Re: Ribbon buttons disabled: Insert [Illustrations, Charts, Filter, Text: Text Box, WordAr

    Quote Originally Posted by Andy Pope View Post
    File > Options > Advanced > Display options for this workbook > For objects, show: All
    Thank you! Whew!

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    Re: Ribbon buttons disabled: Insert [Illustrations, Charts, Filter, Text: Text Box, WordAr

    I found another way the Excel 2010 Insert ribbon gets disabled: Review > Share Workbook > Allow changes by more than one user.

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