Missing Menu

[Rick]

I have used office products for a long time now and what I am experiencing
today is first. I have never used power point 2003, I have used older
versions. I launched the program this morning and there is no menu. What I
mean there is no file, edit, and help nothing. Is there something I have to
change to get this to show?

 

[Sonia]

Are you sure that you have PowerPoint 2003 installed? What do you see in the
window that opens?
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Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com

 

[Rick]

Yes, I have office 2003 professional edition installed on a windows XP Pro
with all of the windows and office updates. I can click Office, Power Point
2003 and it opens. I am able to create slides and modify old ones. There
are toolbars, and the right click is available. I can also customize the
toolbars, and choose which ones to show.
But no menus, No File, Edit, Help, etc
I really need the menu for the package and deploy option.

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

The menu bar can get moved. Have you tried right-clicking, choosing
customize, and select Reset. I know that is for the toolbars, but it
might impact the menu bar as well.
--David

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David M. Marcovitz
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

 

[Rick]

i tried the reset method and still no luck. I understand that the menu bar
is not able to get removed but in this case it really has. i can't even run
detect and repair.

 

[Austin Myers]

Rick, it really sounds like a bad install. I'd suggest removing it and
reinstalling it.

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team