Disappearing Toolbars in Word 2008 for Mac

[dbinkerd]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

Whenever I open Word a new document window appears onscreen, but the standard formatting toolbars have disappear, even though still checked under View/Toolbars. I have to uncheck the two toolbars I want (standard and formatting), then re-check them to get them to show up for that document. I save my work and exit Word properly, then the next time I start up it is the same drill all over again.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[dbinkerd]

Forgot to mention about the above problem, I just updated my to version 12.1.3 of Word and it did not make a difference, therefore the post.

 

[CyberTaz]

See the oblong button at the right end of the Title Bar? - Click It, & thank
Apple for the nondescript, undocumented collapse button

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[gbot]

my goodness. this problem has been driving me batty for weeks. thank you! do you know if there is a way to set the default so that the toolbars are not collapsed every time i open a document?

 

[Gen]

For me it was the left hand side, but I figured it out somehow. Thanks!

 

[CyberTaz]

Once you've expanded the bars & saved a document the setting should "stick".

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[catlover]

Whenever I open Word a new document window appears onscreen, but the standard formatting toolbars have disappear, even though still checked under View/Toolbars. I have to uncheck the two toolbars I want (standard and formatting), then re-check them to get them to show up for that document. I save my work and exit Word properly, then the next time I start up it is the same drill all over again.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

I'm so glad this question was answered! This has been driving me nuts!

 

[colmaguena]

Many many thanks for this advice, I would never have guessed that the tiny oblong button was the solution, and I couldn't find an answer in the help files. Surely this should be addressed by Apple/ Microsoft in an update somehow?

 

[shirleyernst]

See the oblong button at the right end of the Title Bar? - Click It, &
thank Apple for the nondescript, undocumented collapse button





HTH |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac

Version: 2008 > Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) > Processor:

Intel > > Whenever I open Word a new document window appears onscreen,
but the standard > formatting toolbars have disappear, even though still
checked under > View/Toolbars. I have to uncheck the two toolbars I want
(standard and > formatting), then re-check them to get them to show up
for that document. I > save my work and exit Word properly, then the next
time I start up it is the > same drill all over again. > > Any suggestions?




Thank you. I thought I was going crazy when my word toolbars disappeared.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for this post. It's been driving me crazy too, but I was not smart enough to check this forum earlier. YAY!!