topic Re: Editor toolbar not showing up in Data Management Questions

Editor toolbar not showing up

BachPham — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 19:28:22 GMT

I need to use the editor toolbar to create polylines in an empty layer. But for some reason, the editor toolbar just didn't show up when I clicked on the activating button. I tried to go to Customize-->Toolbars and tried to customize the Stardard toolbar. I even checked the ArcGIS Administration. I just simply couldn't bring the editor toolbar out. The button was there for me to click on, but the toolbar didn't show up at all. Please help me with this.

Re: Editor toolbar not showing up

TimWitt — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:24:23 GMT

What version of ArcGIS are you using?

Re: Editor toolbar not showing up

BachPham — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 13:31:30 GMT

I'm using ArcGIS 10.0 build 2414.

Re: Editor toolbar not showing up

TimWitt — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 13:40:41 GMT

Bach,

try and go to C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\ESRI\Desktop10.0\ArcMap\Templates. Once you are there, make a backup copy of the Normal.mxt found there and then delete it. Now open your mxd you wanted to edit in and try and add the edit toolbar. Maybe this will work.

Tim

Re: Editor toolbar not showing up

BachPham — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 15:20:23 GMT

Tim,

Thank you for your help. I couldn't find the folder path you showed me. I'm using Windows XP and I'm working on a school computer which I have to log in for access, if that would make any difference. I also tried to search for a couple of folders in the path but to no avail. Do you have any idea on how to get to the Templates folder in the path. I really want to try this out to see if it would bring out the editor toolbar.

Thanks,
Bach

Re: Editor toolbar not showing up

TimWitt — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 15:22:53 GMT

In XP it is here: C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\Application Data\ESRI\Desktop10.0\ArcMap\Templates

Re: Editor toolbar not showing up

BachPham — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:30:50 GMT

Tim,

I tried but still wasn't able to find the folder. Thanks for your help. Any other suggestion would be appreciated.

Bach

Re: Editor toolbar not showing up

AngelynSnyder — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 14:16:26 GMT

Are you sure it isn't there and just minimized or difficult to see because of how your other toolbars are arranged?

Try turning off all your other toolbars and then just turning on the Editor toolbar. Customize > Toolbars; and then uncheck all of the toolbars; and check to turn on the Editor toolbar and see if it appears.

If it doesn't appear, check with your lab administrator and see if there is a permissions issue or something.

Re: Editor toolbar not showing up

BryceGartrell — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:33:42 GMT

I encountered the same issue (ArcMap 10.8). I still haven't resolved it, but one workaround I devised was to go into the customize menu > customize mode > keyboard and then make individual commands for the editing operations I sought. This is obviously only a temporary fix, but it's getting me through the week.

Re: Editor toolbar not showing up

patrickhiggins_pkc — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:11:42 GMT

Very helpful Bruce. Have you come across any fix since 2020?