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Note

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Symptoms

While using Word for Mac one or more Toolbars are missing and cannot be added.

Cause

This behavior can be caused by one of these things:

  • The oval button in the upper-right corner of the document was clicked. This button 'toggles' display of toolbars on and off.
  • There is an issue with the Normal template in Word.
  • The toolbars or menus are modified.

Resolution

To resolve this problem, try the following methods.

Method 1: Make sure that tool bar display is not turned off

  1. In the upper-right corner of the window click the oval button.

    Note

    When this button is clicked, it hides all the toolbars. A second click causes the toolbars to be displayed.

  2. If the toolbars reappear, quit, and then restart Word to make sure that the appropriate toolbars are displayed.

If Method 1 did not resolve the problem, try Method 2.

Method 2: Reset the toolbars and menus in Word

You can reset the toolbars and menus in the Customize Toolbars and Menus option, any saved customization is removed, and all settings are reverted to the original default settings.

  1. Open Word.
  2. Go to View in the menu.
  3. Choose Toolbars.
  4. Select Customize Toolbars and Menus.
  5. Select Toolbars and Menus in the top of the Customize Toolbars and Menus window.
  6. Select the item in the list you want to reset (Menu Bar, Standard, Formatting).
  7. Click Reset.
  8. Click OK when getting prompt: 'Are you sure you want to reset the changes made..'
  9. Click OK.

Note

When View is missing from the menu, then you can also Control Click the Standard Toolbar and go to Customize Toolbars and Menus here.

If Method 2 did not resolve the problem, try Method 3.

Method 3: Create a new Normal template Note

When a new Normal template is created, any saved customization is removed, and all settings are reverted to the original default settings.

Step 1: Quit all programs

Set Microsoft Word Back To Default Settings

To quit active applications, follow these steps:

  1. On the Apple menu, click Force Quit.

  2. Select an application in the 'Force Quit Applications' window.

  3. Click Force Quit.

  4. Repeat the previous steps until you quit all active applications.

Warning

When an application is force quit, any unsaved changes to open documents are not saved.

When you are finished, click the red button in the upper-left corner and proceed to Step 2.

Step 2: Word 2008 and 2011: Move the Normal.dotm template file to the Trash

Microsoft Word Default Settings Mac Laptop

  1. Quit all Microsoft Office applications.
  2. On the Go menu, click Home.
  3. Open Library.

    Note

    The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.

  4. Select the Application Support folder.
  5. Select the Microsoft folder.
  6. Open the Office folder.
  7. Open the User Templates folder.
  8. Move Normal.dotm to the Trash.
  9. Start Word, a new Normal.dotm template will be created when you choose Quit Word in the Word menu.

Note

When you had Word 2004 on your Mac previously and you now have Word 2008 or Word 2011, also check if the Word 2004 Normal file is present on the system, if so, trash this Normal template file as well.

Step 3: Word 2004: Move the Normal template file to the Trash

  1. Quit all Microsoft Office applications.
  2. On the Go menu, click Home.
  3. Select the Documents folder.
  4. Select the **Microsoft User Data **folder.
  5. Move Normal to the Trash.
  6. Start Word, a new Normal template will be created when you choose Quit Word in the Word menu.

Reset Microsoft Word 2011 Mac To Default Settings

This article is based on legacy software. Which like microsoft publisher can be export from a mac.

The default settings in Microsoft Word 2008 can be changed to your preferences. Working with Word can become more efficient and less time consuming if you set the program defaults to your preferred settings. This document will show you how to change the default font settings, save location, and user information in Word 2008.

Font Settings

If you frequently use a font setting that is different than the default setting, you may want to change the default setting to your preference. This section will show you how to change the font default.

  1. From the Format menu, select Font..
    The Font dialog box window appears.

  2. Make changes to the Font, Font style, Size, Font color, Underline style,Underline color, and Effects as necessary. Microsoft office mac crack 2011.

  3. Click Default..
    A confirmation dialog box appears.

  4. Click Yes.
    The default settings are changed.

Save Location

The default save location identifies the first location where Word files will be saved when you click SAVE or SAVE AS. To change the default location, follow these steps.

Microsoft Word 2007 Default Settings

  1. From the Word menu, select Preferences..
    The Word Preferences dialog box appears.

  2. In the Personal Settings section, click File Locations.
    The File Locations dialog box appears.

  3. In the File types category, select Documents.

  4. Click Modify..
    OR
    Double click Documents.
    The Choose a Folder dialog box appears.

  5. Choose the desired location.

  6. Click Choose.
    You are returned to the File Locations dialog box.

  7. Click OK.

User Information

The default User Information settings can be used to save your name or initials for use on documents. To change the default name and initials, follow these steps.

Microsoft Word 2013 Default Settings

  1. From the Word menu, select Preferences..
    The Word Preferences dialog box appears.

  2. From the Personal Settings category, click User Information.
    The User Information dialog box appears.

  3. In the First text box, type your first name.

  4. In the Last text box, type your last name.

  5. In the Initials text box, type initials.

  6. (Optional) In the Address, City, State, Zip, Phone, and E-mail text boxes, type the appropriate information.

  7. Click OK.
    Your user information is saved.