How to Get Rid of the Lotus Notes Toolbar in Microsoft Excel

You can customize Microsoft Excel with add-ins that enable compatibility between Excel and non-Microsoft software applications. Add-ins for Lotus applications such as Notes, Connections, Sametime and Domino appear in Microsoft Office applications as toolbars. If you have added a Lotus toolbar to Excel and no longer want to use it, you can get rid of the Lotus toolbar by disabling the Lotus add-in.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Disabling the Lotus Toolbar in Excel 2003

1. Open Excel. Click the "Tools" link in the Excel menu bar, and then select "Add-Ins" in the drop-down menu. This opens the Add-Ins dialog box.

2. Click to remove the checkmark from the checkbox next to "Lotus Toolbar" in the add-ins list. Click the "OK" button to accept the change and close the Add-Ins dialog box.

3. Close and then restart Excel. The Lotus toolbar should no longer appear.

Disabling the Lotus Toolbar in Excel 2007

4. Open Excel. Click the "Microsoft Office" button in the Excel menu bar, and then click the "Excel Options" button in the drop-down menu. This opens the Excel Options dialog box.

5. Click the "Add-Ins" icon in the left-hand navigation pane.

6. Locate the Lotus toolbar add-in that you want to disable in the Add-ins box and note its type. Select that type of add-in the drop-down menu next to the "Manage" box, and then click "Go." This opens the Add-Ins dialog box.

7. Clear the checkbox for the Lotus add-in that you want to disable, and then click OK. This removes the Lotus toolbar add-in.

Tips & Warnings

• The directions described apply only to Microsoft Office Excel 2003 and Microsoft Office Excel 2007.
• Different directions apply for different versions of Microsoft Office Excel.

References

• InformIT: Using Lotus Connections From Your Everyday Tools
• Microsoft Office Online: About Add-In Programs
• Microsoft Office Online: Enable or disable add-ins in Office programs