Microsoft KB Archive/161694

= XL97: Control Toolbox Toolbar Disappears =

Article ID: 161694

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q161694





SYMPTOMS
When you click the Properties button in the Control Toolbox, the Control Toolbox may disappear.



CAUSE
This problem may occur when both of the following conditions are true:
 * The Microsoft Excel workbook is embedded in a Microsoft Word document. -and-


 * The Control Toolbox is floating.

NOTE: If the Properties window is already visible and you click the Properties window to switch to it, the Control Toolbox toolbar may disappear.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, dock the Control Toolbox before you click Properties.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
If you double-click to edit an embedded Excel workbook that is in a Word document, display the Control Toolbox, switch to the Word document, and finally switch back to the embedded Excel workbook, the Control Toolbox may not be visible. If it does not reappear, point to Toolbars on the View menu, and then click Control Toolbox.

