Microsoft Word Drop Down Menu Not Working On Mac

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Jun 08, 2019  Word drop-down menus in toolbar do not work Hello, almost all the drop down menus on my toolbar are not working in MS Word 2016 on my MacOS Mojave version 10.14.5 (insert tables, line spacing, page #, font color, etc). How to enable the missing file menu bar Updated: by Computer Hope The latest versions of many programs, including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Windows Media Player, and Microsoft Office have elected to hide the traditional menu bar.

Apr 01, 2019  I am using Word for Mac version 15.25 (160817). I recently updated to OS Mojave 10.14 and since then the drop down menus in Word are not working. They were all working fine before the update. Every time I click on the drop-down arrow nothing appears. Microsoft Word drop-down menu not working. I have Microsoft Office 2016 updated to the latest version but when editing a document, none of the drop-down menus work. If you clear this check box, Microsoft Office Word inserts new text in front of the selected text and does not delete the selected text. When selecting, automatically select entire word Select this option to select entire words when you select part of one word and then part of the next word. Turning this option on also causes Word to select a. Drop down menus not working in Word 2010, template was created in 2003 or 2007. Hi, I have been given a template that I think was created in Word 20007 or 2003. I have opened it in 2010, but the drop down menu's are not working, nor are the check boxes. Oct 07, 2019  Steps on how to enable the missing Windows file menu bar in some programs. And select Menu bar from the drop-down menu. Windows Media Player. Right-click on an empty portion near the top of the window. Microsoft has replaced the file menu with the Ribbon in all the latest Office programs including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,.

Microsoft Word Drop Down Menu Not Working On Mac Computer

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Ho do I insert drop down menus in Word-for-Mac templates?

  1. Most helpful - I couldn't find anything about drop downs in the Help menu.

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    • This procedure 'ports' to a PC just fine. However, I created a form on a PC, but the pull-down list created does not work on a Mac. Any suggestions?

      • My PC created form was compatible with my Mac and Word 2010 - however, it is not compatible with my newer Mac and Word 2011! Cannot figure out why.

  3. YES!!! very helpful. I thought I was going to have to crack open the PC lap top to fix this file. Much easier on the Mac, just didn't have 'Developer' checked. You saved the day...Thank you , Thank you, Thank you!!!

  4. You didn't specify, but this tutorial is for Word for Mac 2011, the most recent version.

    1. Go to the Word menu.
    2. Select Preferences
    3. Select Ribbon under Personal Settings
    4. Check the box next to 'Developer' in the list if it is not checked.
    5. Click 'OK'
    6. Go to the Developer tab on the Ribbon.
    7. Select Combo Box
    8. Double-click on the newly-added element to add items to the drop-down.
    9. Press OK when you are finished.
    10. Press Protect Form when you wish to be able to select items in the drop-down.