Format picture menu (excel 2011)

[MOUROUK]

Hi I wonder if anyone could help ,

I can not get the Horizontal format Image (Jpeg Photos) menu to appear which allow me to crop or to set transparent backgrounds..
I only can see the vertical menu of the Format Picture in which these options are missing.
I can not set transparent back ground or play with images tones like the help tutorials are suggesting.

I am getting seriously frustrated , I am using Excel 11 for Mac ver 14 4 7

Thank you sooo much..

 

[Jim Gordon]

When you select a JPEG image, the Ribbon's Format tab activates. You'll find the Set Transparent Color command at the bottom of the Recolor options.

 

[MOUROUK]

Hi, thank you for your help.

This is is actually what I am saying, when I select the Image, the Ribbon s format tab does not activate as below. I can see only a vertical menu where these options are not available.

What you are mentioning is what I am actually looking for and this works well in Word but not in my Mac Excel 2011.

Strange Strange .. I must have hit an option keyby mistake but which one ?
Thanks a lot

M

When you select a JPEG image, the Ribbon's Format tab activates. You'll find the Set Transparent Color command at the bottom of the Recolor options.

 

[Jim Gordon]

Let's start with real easy, then. Restart your Mac. Fixed?

 

[MOUROUK]

Hi, no, still this same problem only a Vertical menu.
The vertical menu shows

Fill
Line
Shadow
Glow Soft edges
Reflection
3-D format
3-d rotation
Adjust Picture
Artistic Filters
Crop
Text box
Size
Properties
Alt text

Crop works only partly, i can not drag the frame I have to change the measure on the menu left right and up and down. Kind of annoying..

Thanks

M

 

[Jim Gordon]

Can you supply a screen shot? There really aren't any vertical menus in Excel, so I am having trouble visualizing what you are seeing.

 

[MOUROUK]

Yes of course..
Hmm I see the image did not appear here below.
Asking me for an URL I just have a print screen Jpg..
How do you get an image to appear then below?
Sorry for that

 

[MOUROUK]

Hi does this work ? can you see the screen shot ?

Excel format menu issue Pictures, Excel format menu issue Images, Excel format menu issue Photos, Excel format menu issue Videos - Image - TinyPic - Free Image Hosting, Photo Sharing & Video Hosting

 

[Jim Gordon]

Sorry, the picture is not coming through. You have to upload your image to a public host such as OneDrive or Flickr, then set permissions so the public can view the picture. Then put the link to the picture into a reply here.