Viewing or Hiding a Toolbar

Word 2000 displays the menu bar, the Standard toolbar, and the Formatting toolbar when you first open Word. Depending on your needs, you can show more toolbars or hide toolbars if you find them distracting.

Step	Mouse actions	Keyboard actions
1	On the menu bar: Click Tools. Click Customize.	Open the Tools menu by pressing ALT+T. Open Customize by pressing C.
2	In the Customize dialog box: Click the Toolbars tab.	In the Customize dialog box: Move to the Toolbars tab by pressing ALT+B.
3	In the Toolbars list of the Toolbars tab: Click to show or clear the check box of the toolbar you want.	On the Toolbars tab: Move to the Toolbars list by pressing ALT+A. In the Toolbars list use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to move through the list. Press SPACEBAR to show or clear the check box of the toolbar you want.
4	When you are finished, click Close.	When you are finished, press ENTER.

Screen shot of the Customize dialog box, the Toolbars tab is selected

Customize dialog box: Toolbars tab