Anne Troy
02-19-2003, 03:22 AM
Office Shortcut Bar
The Office shortcut bar, which used to be called MOM, is indeed a program in and of itself. If you lose it, you need only run the program again. Hit Start-Find or Search-Files or Folders. Type in msoffice.exe and hit Enter. When you find the file, double-click it to launch it. If you find more than one, you’ll most likely want to use the one with the most recent date. You may want to delete the other one, but ensure that you’re using the correct one first.
If the Office shortcut bar icons appear as question marks or other odd icon images, right-click it, and choose Refresh Icons.
Speaking of the Office toolbar…did you know that you can hold your Alt key and drag any shortcut you like onto it? Even shortcuts to programs that Microsoft didn’t create! Once they’re on your Office toolbar, you can delete them from your desktop. Having lots of icons on your desktop can slow your PC down.
Other Toolbars and Menubars
Most Office application toolbars can be restored to their original setup by right-clicking on one of them and choosing Customize. Click on the Toolbars tab. Be careful not to uncheck them, and select one and hit the Reset button. Do this for each toolbar that you want to reset, even for the menu bars.
Checked Toolbars in the Customize dialog are the ones that are being used. If you are missing one, first ensure that it is check-marked to be viewed.
If neither of these solutions work for you, then it may very well require a registry edit, but please do not spend the time to reinstall Office. Generally, it does not help! See our Word page (www.theofficeexperts.com/word.htm) or Excel page (www.theofficeexperts.com/excel.htm) for the required registry edits.
The Office shortcut bar, which used to be called MOM, is indeed a program in and of itself. If you lose it, you need only run the program again. Hit Start-Find or Search-Files or Folders. Type in msoffice.exe and hit Enter. When you find the file, double-click it to launch it. If you find more than one, you’ll most likely want to use the one with the most recent date. You may want to delete the other one, but ensure that you’re using the correct one first.
If the Office shortcut bar icons appear as question marks or other odd icon images, right-click it, and choose Refresh Icons.
Speaking of the Office toolbar…did you know that you can hold your Alt key and drag any shortcut you like onto it? Even shortcuts to programs that Microsoft didn’t create! Once they’re on your Office toolbar, you can delete them from your desktop. Having lots of icons on your desktop can slow your PC down.
Other Toolbars and Menubars
Most Office application toolbars can be restored to their original setup by right-clicking on one of them and choosing Customize. Click on the Toolbars tab. Be careful not to uncheck them, and select one and hit the Reset button. Do this for each toolbar that you want to reset, even for the menu bars.
Checked Toolbars in the Customize dialog are the ones that are being used. If you are missing one, first ensure that it is check-marked to be viewed.
If neither of these solutions work for you, then it may very well require a registry edit, but please do not spend the time to reinstall Office. Generally, it does not help! See our Word page (www.theofficeexperts.com/word.htm) or Excel page (www.theofficeexperts.com/excel.htm) for the required registry edits.