WORD MENU

Yes - see http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Carolyn in Texas wrote:
And do I delete all the files that are labeled "~$*.doc?

You don't need to reboot, but Word does have to be closed while you
delete the data key. Are you the only user of this PC? Are you
deleting the key from your profile - though on reflection I suppose
you must be.?

Do the toolbars come back if you start Word in its safe mode (hold
the CTRL key whilst starting Word)?

If they do, then close Word, delete the Data key again then *before
restarting Word*, see
http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm then
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...peningWord.htm
Rename the normal.dot template to oldnormal.dot (clue - it's a
hidden file). Temporarily remove any add-ins.
Repair Word from the *original installation disc*.
Finally start Word.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Carolyn in Texas wrote:
I deleted the Data file, still no toolbars. I then tried deleting
just the Toolbars. No luck. So, I deleted the "newly created" Data
file. Still no toolbars. Each time I deleted files, I rebooted my
computer. Any other suggestions?

You can rename the Data key (OldData) and Word will recreate a new
data key, if that is what you mean.
You can try simply renaming the Toolbars sub-key to OldToolbars and
just the toolbars key will rebuild, but as I indicated on my web
page, the data key - particular in Word 2003 - is prone to minor
corruptions. You can always rename the Settings sub key later if
necessary.

The worst that can happen from deleting any of these keys is that
you will have to reconfigure your Word settings (tools options,
autoformat as you type etc) and your built-in toolbar
customizations when next you start Word. Word always replaces any
of these keys with defaults if they are not present when Word is
started.

Note that it is better to create custom toolbars, which you can add
to the toolbar area and which are stored in templates, than to edit
the standard toolbars.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Carolyn in Texas wrote:
If I delete the Data file, that deletes the Default, Settings and
Toolbars, correct. But by saving it, as recommended, I could
restore everything and then perhaps just delete the Settings and
Toolbars, right?

See http://www.gmayor.com/my_toolbars_are_missing.htm which may
give you a bit more confidence to approach the task?

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Carolyn in Texas wrote:
Well, my first go around with Regedit didn't work, but I'll try
again tomorrow. I was nervous about deleting, so renamed. That
didn't work, so tomorrow I may just bite the bullet and delete
and see what happens. If I really screw things up, I'll get in
touch with the Geek Squad and see if they can fix it for me.
In the mean time, I think I'll see if I can do what I need to
do with my laptop, just so I can get at least part of this
finished. But thanks so much for your time and patience.

Carolyn,

Follow the instructions for whatever version of Word you have
available on this page:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/MissingMenusEtc.htm

Steve



"Carolyn in Texas"
wrote in message
...
The alt-v didn't work, nor did the start run winword / a.
I don't know
how to do the regedit thing you mentioned. Could you walk me
through that?
If all else fails, I do have the documents saved to a flash
drive and have Word on my laptop. I just hate using that,
because sometimes with these projects, I need the Internet and
have trouble accessing it from the laptop;
it doesn't always connect. That's my next project.

Thanks, Steve.
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Carolyn


"Steve Yandl" wrote:

Try pressing Alt plus v to get the view drop down and see if
you can deselect 'Full Screen'.

You might try shutting down Word, go to 'Start Run', type
winword /a
and pressing Enter. If that doesn't remedy the problem, you
may have to use
regedit to locate and delete some corrupt registry keys.

For your table question, try holding down the Alt key and
pressing the letter 'a'.

Steve



"Carolyn in Texas"
wrote in message
...
Finding a place to get an answer to my question has been a
train wreck. I've
been trying for 3 days. I hope someone can help me. Either
space aliens
have invaded my computer or I have a mega virus none of my
"guards" can find.
For some reason, the menu bar at the top of the Word page
has disappeared.
This line usually is just above the tool bars ( which also
have vanished).
The selections usually are File, View, Insert, etc. How
can I retrieve this
menu bar? I already have checked and tried all 4 "view"
options at the bottom of the screen. The status bar at the
bottom also is visible, as are
my rulers. I have several major projects in process and
this is slowing
down
tremendously. For example, how to you create a table using
just the keyboard, since you don't have your command icons
visible?

Please help!
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Carolyn