Finally after putting it off for decades, I need to learn a lot more about Excel. I'm on standalone 16.49.

I think over time, I may have "customized" (read: mucked up) the Ribbon and tabs, because when I go to look for answers online, they refer to things that I can't find or see.

Is there a way to return Excel to its original state?

Also, now that I'm digging in deep, should I upgrade to its latest and greatest?

I have't found a specific forum for Mac Excel. The Reddit group is good, but many of their answers are for Windows and I often can't follow their instructions, I think their version is quite different.

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M1 2020 Mac mini (16G 2T) • Ventura 13.x • Dual 25" Acer 1440p LCDs • M1 2020 13" MBAir (256G 8G) •

What OS are you running? If anything recent, you should be able to go to 16.68. It's usually best to install the latest patches.

[learn.microsoft.com]

There are current instructions for modding or reverting the ribbon here:
[support.microsoft.com]

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Running Ventura.

I remembered that someone had posted a link to a lifetime Office 2021 and decided to upgrade. The price has actually dropped to $29 ($32 with tax). Took a few head scratches but Office 2021 is now installed. Link for anyone still interested:

[forums.macresource.com]

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M1 2020 Mac mini (16G 2T) • Ventura 13.x • Dual 25" Acer 1440p LCDs • M1 2020 13" MBAir (256G 8G) •

Is there a way to return Excel to its original state?

I guess it must be somewhere in settings or preferences, but I don't have excel on this machine to try it.

Try Excel's Preferences, then "Ribbon and Toolbar"-there may be something there.

Otherwise, maybe go for reinstall?

Yeah, I went for the full reinstall (with a updated paid Office) and that fixed it.

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M1 2020 Mac mini (16G 2T) • Ventura 13.x • Dual 25" Acer 1440p LCDs • M1 2020 13" MBAir (256G 8G) •