If you use Excel 2011, you may have noticed that the Standard toolbar disappears when Excel opens. This is not an uncommon issue – many folks have experienced this from the beginning, myself included. Luckily, it’s an easy fix – you need to delete the com.Microsoft.Excel.plist in your Library folder.
To stop the Standard toolbar from disappearing:
- Open the Finder.
- Open the [Your Name] folder
- Open the Library folder
- Scroll down until you see the com.Microsoft.Excel.plist file.
- Delete the file.
If this does not work, some of the other Excel files may have gotten corrupt and you may have to delete the Microsoft folder in the Library.
Before you go deleting files however, you may want to make sure that the toolbar is not just hidden. In the top right corner of the screen above the search box, there is a little gray button. Clicking this will toggle the appearance of the toolbars. You may wish to click this first as this little button is often the culprit.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! this has been killing me – I clicked the toggle and tada!
Hi,
I face the same issue and haven’t been able to solve it (nor did all the Mac users whom I asked for help).
This little gray button doesn’t appear on my excel screens. I’m using OS X version 10.8.5 and Office for Mac 2011. Can I somehow make this button appear, or should I use your other solution (deleting the Microsoft file in the Library).
Thanks for your answer.
Hi Chantal
I have the same problem – no toggle and also was not able to find the file to delete
Can you let me know if you find a solution
Thanks
Rita