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Excel Toolbar Not Working: How to Make it Respond to Mouse?
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Microsoft Excelis one of the Office suite’s best and most widely used tools. However, users often face issues using it, no matter how popular it is. One such issue is the Excel toolbar not working. Luckily, the issue can be fixed without much hassle.
Here, in this post, we will discuss the possible scenarios that might have caused the issue and the potential fixes to resolve the problem.
Why is my toolbar not responding in Excel?
There could be various reasons why the Excel toolbar/menu is not responding to the mouse; some of the popular ones are:
What can I do if the Excel toolbar is not working?
Before moving to the detailed troubleshooting steps, please make sure you go through these quick fixes:
If you still can’t access the toolbar on Excel using your mouse, then follow these steps:
1. Run Windows in a Clean boot environment
2. Start Excel in safe mode
3. Disable add-ins
4. Reset Toolbar settings
5. Repair Microsoft Excel
6. Contact Microsoft Support
You need to contact Microsoft customer support if nothing has worked for you. Explain the situation and everything you have tried to help them assist you better.
So, these are the things you need to try to fix the Excel toolbar not working. Try them and let us know what worked for you in the comments below.
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Vladimir Popescu
Being an artist his entire life while also playing handball at a professional level, Vladimir has also developed a passion for all things computer-related.
With an innate fascination for research and analysis, and realizing many other people share his passion for this subject, he delved into writing Windows-related articles, so other people can also benefit from the acquired information.
When not writing kick-ass articles, Vladimir likes to spend his time doing Crossfit and creating art.
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