How to Add Toolbars to Word

Microsoft discontinued the use of toolbars with Microsoft Word 2007, but if you use Microsoft Word 2003, you can still customize the toolbars. Word 2003 includes various toolbars, from those that help with drawing to the standard toolbar that includes the most used buttons. Adding a toolbar involves only a few clicks of your mouse.

Instructions

1. Launch Microsoft Word 2003.

2. Click the "View" button at the top of the screen, between "Edit" and "Insert." Move your cursor to "Toolbars." The available toolbars will appear in a list to the right. The already enabled toolbars will have a check mark next to them.

3. Click a toolbar that doesn't have a check mark to make it appear on your screen. Depending on the toolbar, it may appear next to or below an already existing toolbar or as a floating toolbar somewhere else on your screen. Drag a floating toolbar under or beside an existing toolbar to lock it in place.

Tips & Warnings

• You also can create your own toolbar or add buttons to an already existing toolbar by clicking "Customize" when you highlight "Toolbar."

References

• Microsoft Support: How to Work With Toolbars and Toolbar Buttons
• Microsoft Office: What Happened to the Drawing Toolbar?