WYSIWYG module w/CKEditor not working drupal 7
In order for the CKEditor menu to appear you must select your preferences. After you have assigned an editor to the input format (full HMTL, filtered HTML, etc.) click the edit button to the right. Then select buttons and plugins and tick the items you want to use. Then the editor toolbar will show above the summary. Drove me insane for a month until I figured this out!