Removing Toolbar Icons

[sg]

I have a couple of icons I'd like to remove permanently. I can remove
them from the toolbars, either by ALT-clicking and dragging or
customizing, but when I re-open Excel they are back.

How can I remove them permanently?

Thanks for any help.

 

[Gord Dibben]

Which icons are you referring to? Default Excel icons or?

Perhaps these icons are being placed there by some code that runs when you
start Excel. Either in your Personal.xls or an Add-in you are loading at
start-up.

Look to which Add-ins are checked in Tools>Add-ins. Un-check those you do not
recognise(or un-check all then re-check one at a time).

Customizations are saved in a file named *.XLB

If running XL97(always a good idea when posting to state which version)your
*.XLB will be in the Windows folder and named username8.xlb with username
being yours.

XL2000 and 2002 *.xlb file will be in Documents and
Settings\yourname\application data\microsoft\Excel and be Excel9.xlb or
Excel10.xlb

Perhaps this file is going astray? If on a server, this can happen.

Search for *.xlb and see what you come up with. When you get your
customization done, make a backup copy of the *.xlb file.

Note: you may find more than one *.XLB file. Note where they are then make a
change to a Menu or Toolbar in Excel. Close Excel and check to see which
*.XLB file updated.

Gord Dibben XL2002

 

[sg]

Sorry I didn't provide more information.

I'm running Excel 2000 on Windows 98 SE. I had the Euro Currency
tools checked in the Add-ins. Unchecking it solved the problem.

Thanks very much for the insight.