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Draw tools are greyed out
Draw tools (along with many others) are disabled on protected sheets. Try unprotecting the sheet.
I can’t check that at the moment, but I think you’ve solved it for me. The sheet isn’t protected but it is in xlsm format. I bet that’s the problem.
Many thanks.
Further to my previous post, the problem occurred on worksheets that used the "Freeze Panes/Rows" option. Nothing to do with the xlsm format after all. I unfroze a top row and the "Draw" items lit up.
I was having a similar issue and ur figuring out that it was due to "freeze frame" resolved it for me too. So thanks. Thumbs up to the Community. You guys do a far far better job than Microsoft Support. My attempt to use them earlier to resolve this issue was an exercise in futility.
On the toolbar, click the View tab, and then Print Layout. Return to the Draw tab, and it should no longer be grayed-out.
