An alternative way to restore a lost formula bar in Excel is this. Therefore go to the View ribbon. If the formula bar in Excel is missing you can easily show it again.
If the formula bar in Excel is missing you can easily show it again.
If I minimize the window and bring it back sometimes the formula bar is blank white with nothing there where it used to be. Click Advanced in the left pane. The steps below will hide the formula bar from view in every spreadsheet that you open in Microsoft Excel 2013. Uncheck or check the Formula.