How to quickly show lost toolbars in Word

The toolbar in Word can disappear because you accidentally activated a function key or clicked the wrong item. To show the toolbar again in Word 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, or 2003, follow these steps.

Article content:
1. How to show the toolbar in Word 2019.
2. How to show the toolbar in Word 2016, 2013.
3. Show the toolbar in Word 2010, 2007.
4. Show the toolbar in Word 2003.

1. Show toolbar in Word 2019

Word 2019 is part of the Office 2019 suite with many new features, the toolbar in Word 2019 is not much different from previous 2016 versions. To know how to display the toolbar in Word 2019, follow here

2. Show toolbar in Word 2016, 2013

Step 1:  If you still see the menus but the toolbar is hidden, it is simply because the toolbar in Word is disabled. To fix it, you just need to re-enable it.

Step 2:  Click on the menu icon as shown, select Show Tabs and Commands . The toolbar in Word will reappear.

There are also 2 other features you can explore in this section:
- Auto hide Ribbon: Automatically hide the toolbar.
- Show Tabs: Only show the menu bar and close the Commands bar.

And the result will be as shown below if you follow the above steps to display the toolbar in Word.

Step 3: In case you lose both the menu bar and Commands , go to the .

Step 4: In File, select Options .

Step 5: And in the Customize Ribbon section , click Reset -> select Reset all customizations

Confirm this Reset again.

Then exit and you will see everything return to normal and the interface will show the toolbar in Word 2016, 2013 again.

3. Show toolbar in Word 2010, 2007

Step 1: Similar to above, to display the toolbar in Word 2010, 2007, you just need to click on the arrow icon as shown below.

The toolbar in Word will appear immediately.

Step 2: In case you lose everything including commands and menus , you have to do the following, click on file.

Step 3: Here select Options .

Step 4: And in the Customize Ribbon section, click Reset and select Reset all .

Confirm this Reset again.

Then exit and you will see everything return to normal and the interface will show the toolbar in Word 2010, 2007 again.

4. Show toolbar in Word 2003

Displaying toolbars in Word 2003 is a little different than in other versions, but still simple.

Click View > select Toolbars > check Standard and Formatting .

The result will be as shown below, the toolbar interface in Word has returned to normal.

Above is a guide to showing the toolbar in Word, helping you get back all your tools in Word 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007 and 2003. Besides, the ruler bar on Word is also very important, helping you align the left and right margins of the line more accurately, displaying the ruler and the ruler bar is not too difficult, you can refer to displaying the Ruler  here.

Working on Word for a long time must make your eyes tired and this has a significant impact on your vision, protect your eyes when editing Word and this feature is completely possible. Refer to How to protect your eyes when editing Word and follow the instructions in the article.

David Pac

Update 26 January 2025