I have OfficeXP Pro, and I have the shortcut bar. My Office is about 10 months old, but I seem to remember that it didn't load automatically. I had to find it and put it on the Desktop and set it to Autohide. Have you looked in Microsoft Office Tools? (Start --> All Programs --> Microsoft Office Tools.) Regards, Beth Lee Tallahasee, Florida e-mail: callibeth@xxxxxxxxxxx website: mywebpages.comcast.net/callibeth -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of R Shapp Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 12:26 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Shortcut Bar Replacement Hi Group, I just got a new PC with the latest OfficeXP Pro, and I discovered that the shortcut bar is no longer a part of the new version of Office. This is a major disappointment because I use it all the time. The Help file shows how to add shortcuts to the Start menu and to customized tool bars, but I'm looking for a way to regain the power and flexibility that was built into the old shortcut bar including the auto-hide feature. Any suggestions for an alternate shortcut bar? Thank you. Ray Shapp ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************