For future reference, please do not crosspost or multipost to so many
newsgroups. Ask your question in one newsgroup, and if you don't get an
answer after 24 hours, try a different newsgroup.
news://microsoft.public.word.newusers might be the appropriate newsgroup
for you. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...oreMenuCmd.htm
regarding your missing menu command problem.

~MC~ wrote:

Here's a problem to ponder...any suggestions to help fix this would be
greatly appreciated.

When I start up Word (Microsoft XP version) I don't have a FILE menu. The
first menu that appears is the EDIT one, how do I get the FILE menu back to
where it should be?

Mandy