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MS Word and its Tab Bar

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by cupcake

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Okay, somehow I've messed something up on Word and the only way I can get the tab bar to show up is by hovering over the very small space between the top of the page and the bottom of the toolbars and then it will show.

Can someone help!

Thanks in advance!
Cupcake

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by rob miners

Do a manual search for and rename the normal.dot file. Restart Word and a new normal.dot file will be created.

Normal.dot is located in C:\Documents and Settings\"Username"\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates folder. It is a hidden file, so you will have to unhide hidden files. In Explorer go to the Menu and select Tools, Folders Options, View. Check "Show hidden files and folders". Click OK.

by cupcake

Hey Jacky;

Thanks for the reply but that didn't seem to work. The issue still remains.

Any other ideas?

by rob miners

listen to what Thummy has to say. She is pretty good at solving these types of problems.

by thumbsup2

Which version of Word?

Also, which OS and version?

by thumbsup2

Since the OP hasn't answered the question, I'll just put the answer out here for everyone else's bennefit.

The secret is: If you use the correct language to describe the 'bar', it's easier to figure out how to turn it on/off. ;)

In Word and other Office products, it's called the 'Ruler', not the 'Tab Bar'.

So, if you're using Office/Word 2003, you turn it on/off using the View menu. Click View, then click Ruler. It's an on/off switch. If it's checked (on), clicking it will turn it off. If it's unchecked (off), clicking it will turn it on. When the Ruler is turned off, it hides and can be made visible if you mouse over its edge.

In Office/Word 2007, which uses the 'Ribbon', the command might be located somewhere else. I don't have a copy of 2007 to look it up for you. But, you're still looking for the 'Ruler' to turn it on/off.

by cupcake

Believe it or not, after poking around a bit more I actually did find it! I am considerably more adept at Mac and its apps than Win (which this was XP and v2003 Word) so I just knew that I wasn't calling it the right thing.

Thank you both for your help!

by rob miners

but you should mark Thummy's answer as helpful as she did get you on the right track. ;)

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