Office Short cut bar

[achidsey]

Dear Experts,

I like to setup Office with a thin bar on the right side of my screen that
is always showing on which I put icons to startup various programs (Excel,
Outlook, Internet Explorere, etc).

I recently switched computers and I can't figure out how to display this bar.

I am using Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 and Office 2003
(Excel, Word, Outlook but not MS Access).

Thanks,

Alan
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Office 2003 no longer has the Office bar, but it can be installed from a
previous version if you still have the CD.. it is possible to set up a
custom toolbar.. just right click on the existing toolbar and select 'new
toolbar' or use the Quick Launch bar.. to move the XP toolbar to the side,
unlock it first then drag it to whichever side you prefer..

 

[achidsey]

Mike,

Thanks much for the answer.

Alan

 

[Timothy L]

With that said, there are alternative ways to get an "Office Shortcut Bar".

Here are some helpful links:

What?? No Office Shortcut Bar for Office 2003??
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=327

What?? No Office Shortcut Bar for Office 2003?? Q & A
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=450



Here some Microsoft Knowledge Base Articles that may also help:


Frequently asked questions about the Office Shortcut bar and Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830180/

Office Shortcut Bar is not included in Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822573/

Information about running multiple versions of Office with Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828956/

When you try to install Office 2003, earlier versions of Office are removed during the setup process
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826319/