How to stop half the menu hiding?[/] 1

[kloner]

Hi all.

I am using Win 2000 Professional, and in all my applications / bookmarks I find very annoying when half the menu is hidden and I have to click the small little arrow. What option do I have to change to stop this happening? All I want is my full menu / bookmarks displayed al the time.

Regards,
kloner

 

[MasterRacker]

The feature is called "personalized Menus". To turn it off right-click on the tack bar and choose Properties. You will get the dialog box "Task Bar and Start Menu Properties". On the bottom of the General tab, uncheck "Use Personalized Menus".

Jeff
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[kloner]

I have done the above, but I did already have personalised menus off. Anymore Ideas?

kloner

 

[MalcolmW]

Is the problem with the Programs menu, or some other menu(s) specifically?

 

[kloner]

The problem is with all menus in all programs, not the START menu.

For example if I go to File menu in Outlook, I only get to see 3 options, and a 'double' arrow that i press to then see all the menu items. I'm not sure why this is the case. It is very annoying at times. Especially with bookmarks, when you click 'bookmarks' it shows a couple of folders, and once again you have to click this 'double' arrow image to display all the bookmarks.
kloner

 

[MasterRacker]

You're right. Personalized menus only applies to the Start menus. I remember reading about how to turn this off somewhere, but I can't find it now. If I do I'll post.
Jeff
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[kloner]

ok cool thanks. I could get a screen dump to you, but its at home, will have to wait over 10 hours till i can do that.
kloner

 

[MasterRacker]

Here are two TechNet articles. Basically it looks like Start Menu. IE, and Office menus all need to be configured separately.

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PSS ID Number: Q255091
Article last modified on 05-22-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
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SUMMARY
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Personalized Menus organizes the Start menu to reflect how you use these menus.
When Personalized Menus is turned on, Windows keeps track of which items you
access from the Start menu, hiding the items you have not accessed recently
while keeping all of your items easily accessible. Personalized Menus is turned
on by default. This article describes how to show all items on the Start menu,
or turn this feature off so you always see all the menu items.

MORE INFORMATION
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To show all items on the Start menu or the Internet Explorer Favorites menu,
click ">>" at the bottom of the menu.

To turn off Personalized Menus, use one of the following methods.

Start Menu (Programs and Favorites)
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1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Taskbar & Start Menu.

2. On the General tab, click to clear the Use Personalized Menus check box, and
then click OK.

Internet Explorer Favorites Menu
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1. In Internet Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Internet Options.

2. On the Advanced tab, click to clear the Enable Personalized Favorites Menu
check box, and then click OK.

3. Restart Internet Explorer.

Start Menu (Programs and Favorites) and Internet Explorer Favorites Menu
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1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to Accessibility,
and then click Accessibility Wizard.

2. Click Next, and then click Next.

3. Click to select the "Disable personalized menus" check box.

4. Click Next, click Next, click Next, click Next, and then click Finish.

5. Restart Internet Explorer.

NOTE: When you use these steps, the Accessibility Wizard may display a "No
changes have been made" error message. Even though you receive this message, the
personalized menus are turned off.

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PSS ID Number: Q213398
Article last modified on 11-09-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Office 2000
- Microsoft Word 2000
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
- Microsoft Excel 2000
- Microsoft FrontPage 2000
- Microsoft Access 2000
- Microsoft Outlook 2000
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SUMMARY
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When you first start a Microsoft Office program, the menus and toolbars display
basic commands and buttons. As you work with an Office program, the commands and
buttons that you use most often are stored as personalized settings and
displayed on menus and toolbars.

If you have the "Menus show recently used commands first" option selected, the
commands you use most frequently are "promoted" and appear on the menus; the
commands you use less often are demoted and do not appear on the menus until you
expand them.

If you choose not to use this option, Office still stores information about how
frequently you use commands so that when you select this option later, the menus
will adapt and display the commonly used commands on the menu.

MORE INFORMATION
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You can expand the menus to see all of the commands by using one of the
following methods:

- Clicking the arrows at the bottom of the menu.

- Clicking a menu and pausing for a few seconds until the menu automatically
expands.

- Double-clicking the menu name in the menu bar.

Also, you can control how menus are displayed in Office programs. To do this,
follow these steps:

1. Start any Office program.

2. On the Tools menu, click Customize.

3. Click the Options tab.

4. Click to clear the "Menus show recently used commands first" check box.

5. Click Close.

NOTE: When you select or clear the "Menus show recently used commands first"
check box, this setting affects all your Office programs.

Jeff
masterracker@hotmail.com

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[kloner]

Thankyou so very much for your help. I shall try the above tonight and let you know. much appreciated.
kloner

 

[AnonGod]

Well, after that post, no one will ever say you do a half-assed job, MasterRacker.
anongod@hotmail.com

"Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing."

 

[kloner]

And it all works fine now
kloner

 

[LittleBoss]

Click Start, Settings, Taskbar & Startup Menu. Under the General tab, take the check mark out of the box "use personalized menus". Then click o.k.