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Excel Tools menu disabled (2002/XP)
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AskWoody LoungerOctober 28, 2005 at 8:45 pm #425731Viewing 0 reply threadsAuthorReplies-
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AskWoody LoungerOctober 28, 2005 at 8:51 pm #981788Press Alt+F11 to activate the Visual Basic Editor.
Press Ctrl+G to activate the Immediate window.
Type the following, then press Enter:Application.CommandBars(“Worksheet Menu Bar”).Controls(“Tools”).Enabled = True
Switch back to Excel.
Note: is your macro security set to Low? That is not recommended. If you set it to Medium, you’ll be prompted whether you want to enable macros.
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