Excel 2010 worksheet tab problem

[The Horse]

Recently upgraded to Excel 2010 - but have hit a navigation problem (along with a few colleagues in my firm)...

In using the cursor to select a worksheet tab, if I attempt to select the left-most tab - on some workbooks Excel behaves as if I selected the Excel icon in the top-left corner (producing the Restore / Maximise / Minimise / Close drop-down menu). It suddenly appears that you need to be very precise about the selecting the left-most tab - i.e. selecting the uppermost part of it.

Is this unique, or have others found this ? Am using an HP 620 laptop - in case this might be the cause (or is there a configuration step I don't know of) ? Never had this problem before.

Can't find an answer on the web - though this is probably due to the question only having been answered in relation to a peculiarly worded question in the first place !!

Thanks

The Horse

 

[cjcobra]

so you're clicking the left more tab (at the bottom left of the screen) and it acts like you clicked the top left pull-down menu? I have 2010 and never seen that before. Try different size windows instead of having it maximized?

 

[Andrew Poulsom]

Look here:

http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/35656110/hard-to-select-first-worksheet-tab.aspx

 

[The Horse]

Andrew - many thanks, that nailed it ! Definitely a solution that needs spreading across the entire HP-using Excel community.

Mick

 

[Waldo54]

I'm experiencing this same issue (i.e., tab unresponsive). I found this old thread, but unfortunately the referenced link is no longer available.

Thank you.

Look here:

http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/35656110/hard-to-select-first-worksheet-tab.aspx

 

[Andrew Poulsom]

I don't know what was in the link I posted, but it seems that the behaviour can be caused by the HP Wireless Assistant:

Excel 2010 left-clicking spreadsheet name displays context menu - Spiceworks

Try updating it.

 

[Waldo54]

Thanks Andrew. I uploaded a more current version of HP Wireless Assistant and it appears it has resolved this issue.

I don't know what was in the link I posted, but it seems that the behaviour can be caused by the HP Wireless Assistant:

Excel 2010 left-clicking spreadsheet name displays context menu - Spiceworks

Try updating it.