Large space suddenly appeared between formula bar & A1 - HELP!?

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I don't know what happened or how to fix this. Suddenly I have a large space between the formula bar and the beginning of my spreadsheet (A1) and I can only read about 3 lines of information. Not only did this happen on the spreadsheet I was working on but it spread to ALL of my workbooks, including when I I tried to open a brand new one. It's like Excel itself went crazy. What happened & how can I fix this?

Sherri

 

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@Anonomous_300 Thank you so much!  It worked like a charm :)

I did this, then I saw and deleted the restricted workbook ribbon. Deleting this ribbon fixed the problem. I then recheck the formula bar to return to normal.

@Sherri Lawry  I had this problem and I wasn't finding the right answers on line so I started playing around. I tried clicking on Display Settings at the bottom right and chose "Optimize for compatibility" instead of "Optimize for best appearance". I had to shut down Excel and when I reopened the workbook the white space was gone.

 

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This helpled.  I dragged the open XLS, with the large white area between the formula bar and the actual spreadsheet, from my external monitor ( I run with 2 external monitors in addition to my laptop screen) to my laptop screen and POOF! the large white area went away.  I then was able to drag it back to my external monitor and it stayed in great shape!!  Thanks!

@Anonomous_300 

Thank you, this immediately fixed the double spacing formula bar problem.
This was exactly the issue....this bugged me for weeks and I'm so glad it's gone now. Thank you!

@RonnieM05 Do you have an add-in or labeling algorithm that could be trying to post messages in that area? I found that our IT department has added a script to label content, and these seem to be popping up in a space between the formula bar and the spreadsheet.

@Anonomous_300, what do you mean by in office 360, there is an option.....
I am not able to find office360 in my laptop

This worked great thank you! @asgk009 

  Select restore to previous versions by right-clicking the Excel file icon. @Sherri Lawry 

@Sherri Lawry  I have a row of small green squares forming a line above my Formula bar. and 3 more green squares over just left of the small "x" you click on to close the window.

Anyone know what causes this and how to cure it?

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Finally a solution that holds. Thank you!