Dave reported a situation in which one of his Word users had somehow completely lost the menu bar. Theoretically, the menu bar should not be 'losable,' so when such an event does occur, it is a good sign that something is wrong.There are a few things you can check. First, because the menu bar is treated pretty much like a toolbar, it is possible to undock it and move it anywhere desired on the screen. If you run Windows at a high resolution, undock the menu bar and move it to the far right of the screen, and then change to a lower resolution in Windows, it is possible that the menu bar won't be visible because it is now outside the area of the screen you can see.If you suspect this is the case, trying changing back to the higher resolution—just temporarily—and moving the menu bar back where it belongs. When you later switch to the lower resolution, the menu bar should still be visible.If this doesn't do it, try these steps:. Choose Customize from the Tools menu.
Microsoft Word Show Toolbar Windows 7
Word displays the Customize dialog box. Make sure the Toolbars tab is displayed. (See Figure 1.)Figure 1. The Toolbars tab of the Customize dialog box. Scroll down the list of available toolbars until you see the Menu Bar option. It should be impossible to uncheck the check box beside the Menu Bar option, but you can still select the option. Do so and click the Reset button.
Word displays a dialog box asking if you want to reset changes to the menu bar. (See Figure 2.)Figure 2. The Reset Toolbar dialog box. Click Yes.Hopefully, this will display your menu bar. If it doesn't, try starting Word from the command line with the /a switch. Depending on the problem that may be causing the missing menu bar, this could trigger Word to do some repairs to itself. You can also try exiting Word and deleting or renaming the Normal.dot file, which is the default location for saving many customizations in Word.If the menu bar is still not visible, there is one other macro-based solution you can try.
The ribbon is a set of toolbars at the top of the window in Office programs that can sometimes get hidden. The quickest way to show the ribbon is to click on any visible tab, like Home, Insert, or Design. You might also want to hide the ribbon to maximize screen space. Sep 2, 2010 - Click Popular in the left pane (the default). In the Top Options For Working With Word section, uncheck the Show Mini Toolbar on Selection.