Office Toolbar icons scrambled

[M Skabialka]

When I upgraded to Office 2003 over a year ago I kept the Office Toolbar,
and use it not only for Office but other programs I use frequently.
Recently I had a video problem, solved by downloading new video drivers but
since then my Office Toolbar icons have changed. The icons are no longer
the pale pastel color of Office 2003, they have turned back into the Office
2003 bold colors. Not only that, each icon looks as through the graphic is
printed three times on it, overlapping so that e.g. for Word, I see half a
W, with the edge of two more W's poking out the right side as though they
were hiding behind it.

If I go to Customize, the icons look OK under the buttons tab.
If, instead, I click on the icons in the toolbar, and under properties try
to change the icon, it doesn't change.

If, in two steps, I first delete the old button, close the bar, reopen it
and add the application back, it fixes it.

Is there an easier way to fix this problem?
What is the cause of the problem?

Thanks,
Mich

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Right click an empty area of the toolbar and select Refresh?

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After furious head scratching, M Skabialka asked:

| When I upgraded to Office 2003 over a year ago I kept the Office
| Toolbar, and use it not only for Office but other programs I use
| frequently. Recently I had a video problem, solved by downloading new
| video drivers but since then my Office Toolbar icons have changed.
| The icons are no longer the pale pastel color of Office 2003, they
| have turned back into the Office 2003 bold colors. Not only that,
| each icon looks as through the graphic is printed three times on it,
| overlapping so that e.g. for Word, I see half a W, with the edge of
| two more W's poking out the right side as though they were hiding
| behind it.
|
| If I go to Customize, the icons look OK under the buttons tab.
| If, instead, I click on the icons in the toolbar, and under
| properties try to change the icon, it doesn't change.
|
| If, in two steps, I first delete the old button, close the bar,
| reopen it and add the application back, it fixes it.
|
| Is there an easier way to fix this problem?
| What is the cause of the problem?
|
| Thanks,
| Mich

 

[M Skabialka]

Yesterday I removed one of the icons and put it back which gave me the
proper Office 2003 icon. This morning I booted up and all of the icons are
the correct ones with no distortions. This is after they have been
corrupted for a couple of weeks. Maybe fixing one was like a refresh for
the others on next boot???? I had not known about the refresh option but
will try it if it happens again (This is the second time it has happened -
last time I removed and restored each icon).

Thanks,
Mich

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

 

[djh]

Clicking on the toolbar to select it and then doing F5 also refreshes it.

If refresh doesn't work, in Office97 I was able to fix a toolbar problem by
deleting the tmp files from the \program files\microsoft
office\office\shortcut bar\ directory and then doing the refresh.

Debbie

 

[M Skabialka]

Thanks,
I will keep this in mind also

Clicking on the toolbar to select it and then doing F5 also refreshes it.

If refresh doesn't work, in Office97 I was able to fix a toolbar problem
by
deleting the tmp files from the \program files\microsoft
office\office\shortcut bar\ directory and then doing the refresh.

Debbie

Right click an empty area of the toolbar and select Refresh?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, M Skabialka asked:

| When I upgraded to Office 2003 over a year ago I kept the Office
| Toolbar, and use it not only for Office but other programs I use
| frequently. Recently I had a video problem, solved by downloading new
| video drivers but since then my Office Toolbar icons have changed.
| The icons are no longer the pale pastel color of Office 2003, they
| have turned back into the Office 2003 bold colors. Not only that,
| each icon looks as through the graphic is printed three times on it,
| overlapping so that e.g. for Word, I see half a W, with the edge of
| two more W's poking out the right side as though they were hiding
| behind it.
|
| If I go to Customize, the icons look OK under the buttons tab.
| If, instead, I click on the icons in the toolbar, and under
| properties try to change the icon, it doesn't change.
|
| If, in two steps, I first delete the old button, close the bar,
| reopen it and add the application back, it fixes it.
|
| Is there an easier way to fix this problem?
| What is the cause of the problem?
|
| Thanks,
| Mich