Automatically repair Office programs

Caution   Choosing this option will discard many of your customized settings and restore default settings. For instance, the following will be set back to the state they appeared when you first installed Office:

• The Assistant character selection
• Most-recently-used entries on the File menu will be removed
• The size of the application window for all applications
• Menu and toolbar position and any customizations
• Customizations and additions to Office Shortcut Bar
• The security level for each application
• View settings within the application, such as the Calendar view in Outlook

Your User Name and Initials will also need to re-entered when you restart your Office applications.

1. On the Help menu, click Detect and Repair.

   To restore the program shortcuts to the Windows Start menu, make sure the Restore my shortcuts while repairing check box is selected.

2. Click Start.

Notes

• This feature is not available for Office applications earlier than Office 2000.
• This procedure detects and repairs problems such as missing files and registry settings associated with all installed Microsoft Office programs. It will not repair personal files, such as spreadsheets or documents.
• If the Detect and Repair command does not fix the problem, you might need to reinstall Microsoft Office.