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PowerPoint 2016 Bottom Task Bar

Anonymous
2017-09-18T14:39:06+00:00

I recently repaired Office 365 for Outlook timing; however, afterwards I noticed my PowerPoint 2016 is impacted.  The bottom task bar has disappeared and I can't figure out how to restore it - can you help?

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Anonymous
2017-09-18T18:23:21+00:00

Can you clarify

Can you see the bar at all (i.e. with no icons) or is it completely invisible?

Does it stay the same if you restart the PC?

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-09-18T21:24:25+00:00

    Simply running PowerPoint in Safe Mode then re-starting PowerPoint solved the problem.  I never knew there was a 'safe' mode for Office products.  Thank you so much for the succinct and prompt response!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-09-18T18:08:19+00:00

    Hello Bruce,

    The problem that you are experiencing with the bottom taskbar in PowerPoint 2016 is possibly caused by a 3rd party add-ins. To better assist you, we suggest that you try to disable all 3rd party add-ins or run PowerPoint in safe mode and verify the result. You can also repair the PowerPoint app by going to this link.

    Let us know how it goes.

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