expand Excel menus

oldmanlat · 09-13-2008, 04:38 PM

Hi.
I’m using XP SP3 - Office Home and Student 2007 with Office SP1.
In Excel, the menu bar,
(Home – Insert – Page Layout – Formulas – Data – Review – View)
used to be open by default, making it handy to use without clicking on one of them each time I want to make a change. Now I have to click on one of the tabs to expose the options.
In Word, the tabs are always open.
I’m sure I changed a preference, but I can’t figure out which one.
Thanks.
Oldmanlat

**macropod** · 09-14-2008, 05:38 PM

Hi Oldmanlat,

Go to Tools|Customize|Options and make sure the 'Menus show most recently used commands first' option is UNchecked.

**macropod** · 09-14-2008, 05:45 PM

Hi Oldmanlat,

Missed the Office 2007 bit on the first read. Perhaps you've minimised the Ribbon. You can undo that by UNchecking 'Minimise the Ribbon' on the Quick Access Toolbar's dropdown.

09-13-2008, 04:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
oldmanlat Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 7 OS: XP	expand Excel menus Hi. I’m using XP SP3 - Office Home and Student 2007 with Office SP1. In Excel, the menu bar, (Home – Insert – Page Layout – Formulas – Data – Review – View) used to be open by default, making it handy to use without clicking on one of them each time I want to make a change. Now I have to click on one of the tabs to expose the options. In Word, the tabs are always open. I’m sure I changed a preference, but I can’t figure out which one. Thanks. Oldmanlat

09-14-2008, 05:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
macropod TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 563 OS: Vista	Re: expand Excel menus Hi Oldmanlat, Go to Tools\|Customize\|Options and make sure the 'Menus show most recently used commands first' option is UNchecked. __________________ Cheers macropod (MS MVP -Word)

09-14-2008, 05:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
macropod TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 563 OS: Vista	Re: expand Excel menus Hi Oldmanlat, Missed the Office 2007 bit on the first read. Perhaps you've minimised the Ribbon. You can undo that by UNchecking 'Minimise the Ribbon' on the Quick Access Toolbar's dropdown. __________________ Cheers macropod (MS MVP -Word)