[SOLVED] Excel 2003 - a "bar" is not showing

[Hoib]

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.

[bigwheel]

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.
>
>
>
>
>
>

[Hoib]

Wow! How simple...

Thanks.


"bigwheel" <[email protected]> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>