For those of you who do not know, your Formula Bar in MS Excel is located at the top of your screen, bust underneath your Ribbon or the Formatting toolbar, depending upon which version of Excel you have a license for.
The Toolbar is comprised of two parts:
- On the left-hand side is the Name Box;
- On the right-hand side is the contents of your currently selected cell.
Now sometimes you may need more real estate to view one of your worksheets and sometimes you just don’t need to see the information provided in your Formula Bar and the good news is that you can turn it off if you do not need it!
Follow the steps below to learn how:
Versions 2007 – 2010:
- Click the Office button | Excel Options to display the Options dialog box.
- Click Advanced on the left-hand side.
- Scroll down until you see the Display options.
- Click on the Show Formula Bar check box. If it is currently selected, then your Formula Bar is displayed. If you deselect it then your Formual Bar will not be displayed.
- Click on OK.
Earlier Versions:
- Click on Tools | Options to display the Options dialog box.
- Be certain the View tab has been selected.
- Click on the Formula Bar check box. If it is selected then your Formula Bar is selected. If you deselect it, your Formul Bar will not display.
- Click OK.
Note: You can also view your Formula Bar option from the View tab of your Ribbon or from the View menu. This operates as a toggle: Click on it one time and the Formula Bar disappears – click on it again and it will reappear.