Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated November 3, 2018)
This tip applies to Excel 2000, 2002, and 2003
One of the new features introduced in Excel 2000 (and carried forward through Excel 2003) is something I call "dynamic menus." This means that Excel keeps track of which menu options you use the most, and these are the options it presents you. If you want to see all the menu options, you need to hover the mouse pointer over the menu for a few seconds, or click on the down-pointing arrows at the bottom of any menu.
If you want to reset the dynamic menus, so that Excel starts keeping track of your usage all over again, you can use these steps:
Figure 1. The Options tab of the Customize dialog box.
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