If the toolbar at the top of Word is missing and you want to get it back, just press Ctrl + F1 to bring it back. [1] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source On some keyboards, you’ll need to press Ctrl + Fn + F1 to activate the function key. If you still can’t see the ribbon, you might be in full-screen mode. Click the three dots at the top-right corner to bring the ribbon back, click the down-arrow at the bottom-right corner of the ribbon, and choose Always show Ribbon. If you want to hide the ribbon to give yourself more space to work with in your document, right-click any of the tabs on the ribbon and select Collapse the ribbon.
If you still can’t see the ribbon, you might be in full-screen mode. Click the three dots at the top-right corner to bring the ribbon back, click the down-arrow at the bottom-right corner of the ribbon, and choose Always show Ribbon.
If you still can’t see the ribbon, you might be in full-screen mode. Click the three dots at the top-right corner to bring the ribbon back, click the down-arrow at the bottom-right corner of the ribbon, and choose Always show Ribbon.
Select a tab on the right panel under “Customize the Ribbon. " Click the up arrow button to move that tab ahead in the list, or the down arrow to move it further down. Click OK to save your changes.
If you want to rename a tab, you can just select the tab in the right panel and click Rename. Some tabs cannot be renamed.
Click the + next to any of the tab names under “Customize the ribbon” to display all functions and groups on that tab. Click + next to a group to see which functions and icons are in that group. To see available commands and icons you can add to any tab, use the drop-down menu above the left column “Choose commands from. " To add a new function to a group, select the group. Then, click a command on the left panel and select Add. To remove a command from a toolbar, click the command, then click Remove. To create a new group on a tab, select a tab, then click New Group. You can then add commands to this group.
If you want to rename a tab, you can just select the tab in the right panel, click the gear icon, and then click Rename.
Click the arrow next to any of the tab names under “Customize the ribbon” to display all functions and groups on that tab. Click the arrow next to a group to see which functions and icons are in that group. To see available commands and icons you can add to any tab, use the drop-down menu above the left column “Choose commands from. " To add a new command to a group, select the group in the right panel. Then, click a command on the left panel and click the right-arrow to move it over. To remove a command from a toolbar, click the command, then click the left arrow. To create a new group on a tab, select a tab, click +, and select New Group.
To show it, right-click a blank area of the ribbon and select Show Quick Access Toolbar. To hide the toolbar, right-click it and select Hide Quick Access Toolbar.
On a Mac, you can also go to the Word menu, select Preferences, and click Quick Access Toolbar. By default, this toolbar displays the “Save”, “Undo”, and “Redo” icons. You can add more icons to the Quick Access Toolbar or move it to a new location.
You can opt to add a command that’s already listed but does not have a checkmark in front of it (“Save” has a checkmark in front of it because that icon is already displayed in the toolbar).
You can also click and drag commands to re-order them.
The list is shown vertically but the Quick Access Toolbar is horizontal with the topmost command in the list showing as the leftmost icon in the toolbar.
Add as many buttons as you’d like.
Since the buttons are pretty small, you can add the
Click the “Customize” button again and select “Show Below the Ribbon” to have the Quick Access Toolbar below the editing ribbon. To put it back, click “Show Above the Ribbon. “[3] X Research source To reset the toolbar to default, click the drop-down next to “Customizations” and select Reset only Quick Access Toolbar. [4] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
