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Excel Toolbar Missing: Here’s How To Get It Back
If the toolbar is not showing in Excel, the ribbon shortcut makes it visible.
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Microsoft Excel is one of the most sophisticated tools in the Office suite, and it comes with loads of functions, most of which are manipulated using the toolbar. The toolbar missing makes it tough to get work done withExcel.
Without these crucial elements in Excel, you won’t be able to get jobs done quickly, so, understandably, you are searching for fixes.
The missing or hidden toolbar inExcelis a common complaint, but this is not usually a bug or issue from Excel itself. Incorrect display settings commonly cause it. Learn how to get your toolbar back in Excel.
Preliminary check:
➡️ PressCTRL+F1, which is the ribbon shortcut.
Pressing the ribbon button when the toolbar is visible hides it. If the toolbar is not showing in Excel, the ribbon shortcut makes it visible.
How to show the toolbar in Excel?
1. Ribbon hidden, show the ribbon
✅ How to get toolbar back in Excel in 2 clicks
This is a simple process that will unhide the toolbar. Be sure you follow the steps below:
- Select eitherShow TabsorShow Tabs and Commandsto display your toolbar to show the missingExceltoolbar.
2. If the add-in tab is not showing in Excel
3. Other solutions for when Excel toolbars are missing
➡️Click on a tab to view the ribbon temporarily. Then, to the lower right of the screen, click thepinicon to pin the ribbon to the screen permanently.
➡️Double-click on the visible tab names.
➡️Right-click the tab and uncheckCollapse the Ribbon(orMinimize the Ribbon, depending on your Excel version).
➡️If you select the option ofAuto-hide Ribbon, while working on the sheet, the ribbon and toolbar disappear. To see them, simply move your mouse to the top of the workbook and click.
Note that the above items are not steps to resolve the toolbar not showing in Excel issue; they are rather individual solutions that can help you get your toolbar back inExcel. Also, you can try them in any order.
The ribbon or toolbar is not showing inExcelis rarely a sign of an issue or bug; it is mostly due to the ribbon display settings. Press the ribbon shortcut (CTRL +F1) to show the Excel toolbar missing.
If that still does not solve the problem, then try out another solution on this page.
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Coming from a solid background in PC building and software development, he’s a Windows 11 Privacy & Security expert.
