toolbar with 'file', 'edit', etc is missing

msdobe

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Jul 2, 2008, 1:38:29 PM7/2/08

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The top toolbar, the toolbar with: 'file, edit, view,' etc. is missing. How
do I get it back?

Thank you.
Jenny

grammatim

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Jul 2, 2008, 3:48:31 PM7/2/08

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Maybe you accidentally clicked on its teeny weeny close box.

View > Toolbars > Standard (or maybe Formatting, whichever one is
missing)

msdobe

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Jul 2, 2008, 4:08:01 PM7/2/08

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I tried that with all the toolbars and I couldn't find the right one.
Jenny

"grammatim" wrote:

> Maybe you accidentally clicked on its teeny weeny close box.
>
> View > Toolbars > Standard (or maybe Formatting, whichever one is
> missing)
>
> On Jul 2, 1:38 pm, msdobe <msd...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > The top toolbar, the toolbar with: 'file, edit, view,' etc. is missing.. How

Suzanne S. Barnhill

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Jul 2, 2008, 6:42:51 PM7/2/08

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See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/MissingMenusEtc.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Suzanne S. Barnhill

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Jul 2, 2008, 6:43:15 PM7/2/08

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The Menu Bar cannot be toggled, even in Customize.

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Jul 2, 2008, 7:24:01 PM7/2/08

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I realized later that she was talking about the Menu Bar and not a
toolbar. But if it's the Menu Bar that's gone, how can she have
checked View > Toolbars?

Maybe she was in Reading View (or whatever it's called)? I hate that
and can never find how to get out of it if I accidentally click it
when trying for Outline View.

Alternatively, when I'm on line, F11 toggles the display of everything
above my tabs, so could this be a Windows thing?

On Jul 2, 6:43 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnh...@mvps.org> wrote:
> The Menu Bar cannot be toggled, even in Customize.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>

> "grammatim" <gramma...@verizon.net> wrote in message

>
> news:21dd2886-6869-41a4...@z72g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> Maybe you accidentally clicked on its teeny weeny close box.
>
> View > Toolbars > Standard (or maybe Formatting, whichever one is
> missing)
>
> On Jul 2, 1:38 pm, msdobe <msd...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > The top toolbar, the toolbar with: 'file, edit, view,' etc. is missing.
> > How
> > do I get it back?
>
> > Thank you.

> > Jenny-

Suzanne S. Barnhill

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Jul 2, 2008, 10:11:28 PM7/2/08

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She may have been referring to the list on the toolbars tab of Tools |
Customize. Luckily, there are half a dozen ways to get to the Customize
dialog. I have no idea what F11 might do, but the "missing menus" problem is
a common enough one (most prevalent in Word 2000).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Jul 3, 2008, 11:37:01 AM7/3/08

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That took care of it! Thank you so much! I really appreciate you taking the
time to answer.
Jenny