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Dialog boxes are hidden behind Excel menu bar?

Anonymous
2016-07-25T16:21:45+00:00

I think I am running version 14.5.5 in excel, but I can't tell for sure because of this issue.  Any time I pull up something that brings up a dialog box (about excel, file/page setup, etc), the dialog box only shows about 2/3 of the box.  This is extremely annoying as I try to format pages, etc.  The dialog box cannot be dragged anywhere to see the full box.  

I am on OS X Yosemite, version 10.10.5.

How do I fix this?  I work in excel 90% of the time, and this is killing me.  I love the mac, but these MSFT programs are brutal.  Every time I upgrade something, I find a million bugs in excel.  My company will not allow anyone to be on a PC, so I need to get this figured out (again).

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  1. Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 429.8K Reputation points
    2016-07-25T22:11:00+00:00

    Yes, the dialog does indicate that your installation is at 14.5.5 which is most likely the cause of your issue. That build is nearly a year out of date. The current version is 14.6.6 as of 26 June.

    Go to Help> Check for Updates, but before updating make sure to set MAU to check Automatically on at least a Monthly basis. Once the 14.6.6 update is applied run Disk Utility to repair disk permissions before launching any of the Office programs.

    Note that if you don't have a constant internet connection you'll need to remember to manually check for updates on a periodic basis... MAU can check only if connected to the internet.

    If you continue to have a problem reply with as much detail as you can provide, but it's pointless to chase symptoms if the software isn't current.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-08-02T19:00:16+00:00

    Thanks.  Do you know where can I go to see the issues for the most recent version of excel?  The last time I upgraded (last fall) there were so many issues with excel I had to roll it back.  I think I submitted 10 questions in the first week, all of which people responded "another bug".

    I'd like to see the releases and what works, what doesn't work so I don't spend a week doing testing for MSFT instead of my day job.

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  2. Jim G 134K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2016-08-03T15:13:26+00:00

    Excel 2011 is no longer under development. 

    Excel 2016 is the latest version. There is no comprehensive list of known issues. Microsoft has been releasing bug fixes about once a month, and even more frequently for those who opt into the beta program. Maintaining such a list would be a full time job.

    You can search the Excel 2016 forum for specific topics to see if there are recent posts about them.

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