If you move the mouse away from the mini toolbar, it fades away. The mini toolbar stays visible if your mouse is above it. As soon as you release the mouse button, the mini toolbar appears above and to the right of the selection. In a chart, SmartArt diagram, or text box, you can select any text. If you select text in a cell, you must select a portion of the text in the cell by using Cell Edit mode. To use the mini toolbar, follow these steps: However, as you begin using charts, SmartArt diagrams, and text boxes, you will have the mini toolbar appearing frequently. Although you often select cells or ranges of cells, it is rare to select only a portion of a cell value in Cell Edit mode.
In your initial use of Excel 2013, you might not see the mini toolbar.
However, if you move the mouse toward the mini toolbar, you see several text formatting options. If you move away from the mini toolbar, it fades away. When you select some text in a chart title or within a cell, the mini toolbar appears above the selected text. Learn More Buy Using the Mini Toolbar to Format Selected Text
