Powerpoint 2008 toolbars do not show

[David]

Recently the toolbars do not show in Powerpoint for Mac 2008. This is
despite me going to View>Toolbars or View>Customize Toolbars & Menus. I
have done resetting as suggested in Help menus.

The only way I can get such menus as Standard and Formatting, is to open
"New Presentation", click on "Click to add title" and then - the toolbars I
had selected show. Once I go to a new document, it's back to scratch.

I have recently downloaded the upgrade the came through recently. (version
12.1)

I do not have this same problem in eg Word

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

DAVID
(Brisbane, Australia)

 

[CyberTaz]

Hi David -

The first thing is to repair disk permissions & restart your Mac. If that
doesn't resolve it...

Try this while no Office apps are running:

In a Finder Window go to: User/Library/Preferences

Locate the file: com.microsoft.Powerpoint.plist

Drag it to your Desktop or rename it, then launch PPt. It will create a new
file so it may take a moment longer to start up.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Anne-Lill]

Hi - 1've got the same problem in Word - can't get my toolbars to show. Have
tried everything I know on how to fix it, but not been able too :-(.

It seems like the toolbars are hidden somewhere, because I cannot get
Standard and Formatting visible what ever I do. Other toolbars will show, but
not docked in the window

Do you have a solution for Word as well?

 

[CyberTaz]

Hi Anne -

I think your situation is a bit different - and far simpler

Click the oval button on the right end of the document's title bar.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Meri]

Hi. I tried all the suggestions listed below, but still cannot get my
toolbars to stay in Powerpoint. Any other options?