Can Word2007 Toolbar be Invisible?

[rain]

Hi,

In word2003, Tools->Customize->Toolbars, user can check or uncheck the
specified toolbar for being visible/invisible. Does Word2007 have the same
function? (I do not mean "Customize Quick Access Toolbar")

 

[Gordon]

Hi,

In word2003, Tools->Customize->Toolbars, user can check or uncheck the
specified toolbar for being visible/invisible. Does Word2007 have the same
function? (I do not mean "Customize Quick Access Toolbar")

You can minimize the ribbon.....

 

[rain]

No, Minimize ribbon could not solve my problem.
Now my problem is in Word2003, by default when word loads, a toolbar is
invisible and user can check the toolbar to let it visible.
But now in Word2007, I cannot find a way to let it visible.

 

[Gordon]

No, Minimize ribbon could not solve my problem.
Now my problem is in Word2003, by default when word loads, a toolbar is
invisible and user can check the toolbar to let it visible.
But now in Word2007, I cannot find a way to let it visible.

Is your screen THAT small, that having "Home Insert Page Layout References
Mailings review View" across the top is such a problem?

 

[rain]

No.

My problem is in Word2003, by default for example
"Picture"/"Database/Outlining" toolbar is not visible when word is loaded.
Then user can check these toolbars in Customize to let them visible.

Does it have same function in Word2007? Or by default in Word2007, all
toolbars are loaded and user could not let one be invisible?

Currently I have an addin which was created by myself. It is invisble for
toolbar when word is loaded and user can let it visible by checking this
toolbar. (menu is fine, and I want it be always loaded) It works fine in
word2003 because it has this function. But in word2007 I could not find a way
to let it visible.

 

[Beth Melton]

The Ribbon does not function the same as the toolbars (or command bars) did
in previous versions of Office. For toolbars that were used in a specific
context, such as the Picture toolbar, these are now contextual tabs in the
Ribbon. If you insert an image/picture then when the image is selected
contextual Picture Tools will automatically be available in the Ribbon. If
you deselect the image then the contextual tools will be removed from
display. (They display with a different color so they'll stand out. the
contextual Picture Tools, for example, is pink.)

For your customized toolbars/menus from previous versions in Word 2007, you
need to set the display so it's visible. Those commands will appear on an
additional tab called Add-ins. In this scenario, if the user wants to view
the tools they can click the Add-ins tab. If they don't then they can ignore
the tab.

Now, for Word 2007 customizations, these can be accomplished either by
adding special commands to the Quick Access Toolbar or the Ribbon. The
latter requires a bit of XML knowledge but it's fairly easy.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

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Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

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