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I have Word 2002. The problem is on my documents I have no way to minimize
them - the blue bar at the top of the document is missing which means the three symbols on the far right are missing. Ergo, I can not minimize, maximize, close or drag the document - only the entire program. A. Baba Blue Master |
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I'm guessing that Word is in a Normal window that has gotten pushed above
the top of the screen. If so, right-click on the document's Taskbar button and choose Move. You will then be able to use the arrow keys or the mouse to drag the window down. Once you have it where you can see it, I would suggest that you save the document (if necessary) and quit Word to make sure it will remember this window position. When you restart Word, the window should be where you left it. Actually, rereading your post, I suspect that you have not understood that in Word 2002 each document has its own window. The title bar you see is for the document, and the buttons are for the document window, not the entire application. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ron Patterson" wrote in message ink.net... I have Word 2002. The problem is on my documents I have no way to minimize them - the blue bar at the top of the document is missing which means the three symbols on the far right are missing. Ergo, I can not minimize, maximize, close or drag the document - only the entire program. A. Baba Blue Master |
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#1 - Yes, that was my thinking that the blue bar was hidden above out of
sight. But there is no way to access it with my cursor. All I get is the 'ruler' dropping down. As to trying your 'Move' suggestion - I can not identify 'Move' on my task bar. When I put the cursor on the various symbols, no name pops up to identify them - but trying them blindly has not helped either. This makes me think the default file is corrupted. #2 - Yes, I do understand that each document has its own window and the title bar for that document window is what is missing. It is suddenly missing in all my docs - even the ten year old ones - I don't really seem to have a document window as I knew it. I note that now, when I open Word, the default does not give me a document view with title bar nor do I get one when I 'create new document'. I am lucky to be able to close each individual document thanks to an 'X' at the far right end of the menu bar (after Type a Question for Help) or I would have to close the program to close a document. I also note that in Excel - where I have the proper document window with Title Bar, that 'X' does not appear. Thanks so much for your help - hoping you will stick with me to solve this - there is obviously a switch somewhere to return this to the way it used to be. Ron "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I'm guessing that Word is in a Normal window that has gotten pushed above the top of the screen. If so, right-click on the document's Taskbar button and choose Move. You will then be able to use the arrow keys or the mouse to drag the window down. Once you have it where you can see it, I would suggest that you save the document (if necessary) and quit Word to make sure it will remember this window position. When you restart Word, the window should be where you left it. Actually, rereading your post, I suspect that you have not understood that in Word 2002 each document has its own window. The title bar you see is for the document, and the buttons are for the document window, not the entire application. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ron Patterson" wrote in message ink.net... I have Word 2002. The problem is on my documents I have no way to minimize them - the blue bar at the top of the document is missing which means the three symbols on the far right are missing. Ergo, I can not minimize, maximize, close or drag the document - only the entire program. A. Baba Blue Master |
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Okay, let's start over. The Taskbar is not something in Word; it's in
Windows, usually at the bottom of the screen. It may be displayed all the time or it may auto hide depending on your settings. On the Taskbar, you have a button for your Word document. Right-click on that button and you will have a menu that includes Minimize, Maximize, Restore, Move, and Close. If I'm correct in my assumption, Restore will be dimmed (because Word is already open in a Normal window). Choose Move, and then you will be able to use the arrow keys on the keyboard or grab the window with the four-headed arrow. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ron Patterson" wrote in message nk.net... #1 - Yes, that was my thinking that the blue bar was hidden above out of sight. But there is no way to access it with my cursor. All I get is the 'ruler' dropping down. As to trying your 'Move' suggestion - I can not identify 'Move' on my task bar. When I put the cursor on the various symbols, no name pops up to identify them - but trying them blindly has not helped either. This makes me think the default file is corrupted. #2 - Yes, I do understand that each document has its own window and the title bar for that document window is what is missing. It is suddenly missing in all my docs - even the ten year old ones - I don't really seem to have a document window as I knew it. I note that now, when I open Word, the default does not give me a document view with title bar nor do I get one when I 'create new document'. I am lucky to be able to close each individual document thanks to an 'X' at the far right end of the menu bar (after Type a Question for Help) or I would have to close the program to close a document. I also note that in xcel - where I have the proper document window with Title Bar, that 'X' does not appear. Thanks so much for your help - hoping you will stick with me to solve this - there is obviously a switch somewhere to return this to the way it used to be. Ron "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I'm guessing that Word is in a Normal window that has gotten pushed above the top of the screen. If so, right-click on the document's Taskbar button and choose Move. You will then be able to use the arrow keys or the mouse to drag the window down. Once you have it where you can see it, I would suggest that you save the document (if necessary) and quit Word to make sure it will remember this window position. When you restart Word, the window should be where you left it. Actually, rereading your post, I suspect that you have not understood that in Word 2002 each document has its own window. The title bar you see is for the document, and the buttons are for the document window, not the entire application. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ron Patterson" wrote in message ink.net... I have Word 2002. The problem is on my documents I have no way to minimize them - the blue bar at the top of the document is missing which means the three symbols on the far right are missing. Ergo, I can not minimize, maximize, close or drag the document - only the entire program. A. Baba Blue Master |
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Can it be that "Windows in Taskbar" is now turned on and it's a setting you're
not used to? Try Tools | Options | View and unchecking "Windows in Taskbar". "Ron Patterson" wrote: #1 - Yes, that was my thinking that the blue bar was hidden above out of sight. But there is no way to access it with my cursor. All I get is the 'ruler' dropping down. As to trying your 'Move' suggestion - I can not identify 'Move' on my task bar. When I put the cursor on the various symbols, no name pops up to identify them - but trying them blindly has not helped either. This makes me think the default file is corrupted. #2 - Yes, I do understand that each document has its own window and the title bar for that document window is what is missing. It is suddenly missing in all my docs - even the ten year old ones - I don't really seem to have a document window as I knew it. I note that now, when I open Word, the default does not give me a document view with title bar nor do I get one when I 'create new document'. I am lucky to be able to close each individual document thanks to an 'X' at the far right end of the menu bar (after Type a Question for Help) or I would have to close the program to close a document. I also note that in Excel - where I have the proper document window with Title Bar, that 'X' does not appear. Thanks so much for your help - hoping you will stick with me to solve this - there is obviously a switch somewhere to return this to the way it used to be. Ron "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I'm guessing that Word is in a Normal window that has gotten pushed above the top of the screen. If so, right-click on the document's Taskbar button and choose Move. You will then be able to use the arrow keys or the mouse to drag the window down. Once you have it where you can see it, I would suggest that you save the document (if necessary) and quit Word to make sure it will remember this window position. When you restart Word, the window should be where you left it. Actually, rereading your post, I suspect that you have not understood that in Word 2002 each document has its own window. The title bar you see is for the document, and the buttons are for the document window, not the entire application. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ron Patterson" wrote in message ink.net... I have Word 2002. The problem is on my documents I have no way to minimize them - the blue bar at the top of the document is missing which means the three symbols on the far right are missing. Ergo, I can not minimize, maximize, close or drag the document - only the entire program. A. Baba Blue Master |
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Can it be that "Windows in Taskbar" is now turned on and it's a setting you're
not used to? Try Tools | Options | View and unchecking "Windows in Taskbar". "Ron Patterson" wrote: #1 - Yes, that was my thinking that the blue bar was hidden above out of sight. But there is no way to access it with my cursor. All I get is the 'ruler' dropping down. As to trying your 'Move' suggestion - I can not identify 'Move' on my task bar. When I put the cursor on the various symbols, no name pops up to identify them - but trying them blindly has not helped either. This makes me think the default file is corrupted. #2 - Yes, I do understand that each document has its own window and the title bar for that document window is what is missing. It is suddenly missing in all my docs - even the ten year old ones - I don't really seem to have a document window as I knew it. I note that now, when I open Word, the default does not give me a document view with title bar nor do I get one when I 'create new document'. I am lucky to be able to close each individual document thanks to an 'X' at the far right end of the menu bar (after Type a Question for Help) or I would have to close the program to close a document. I also note that in Excel - where I have the proper document window with Title Bar, that 'X' does not appear. Thanks so much for your help - hoping you will stick with me to solve this - there is obviously a switch somewhere to return this to the way it used to be. Ron "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I'm guessing that Word is in a Normal window that has gotten pushed above the top of the screen. If so, right-click on the document's Taskbar button and choose Move. You will then be able to use the arrow keys or the mouse to drag the window down. Once you have it where you can see it, I would suggest that you save the document (if necessary) and quit Word to make sure it will remember this window position. When you restart Word, the window should be where you left it. Actually, rereading your post, I suspect that you have not understood that in Word 2002 each document has its own window. The title bar you see is for the document, and the buttons are for the document window, not the entire application. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ron Patterson" wrote in message ink.net... I have Word 2002. The problem is on my documents I have no way to minimize them - the blue bar at the top of the document is missing which means the three symbols on the far right are missing. Ergo, I can not minimize, maximize, close or drag the document - only the entire program. A. Baba Blue Master |
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Thanks Suzanne -
In all these years I have never put my cursor on the task bar icon and right clicked to it to minimize etc. So now at least I can minimize a document. At least that is accomplished. Also, I have now found the 'Move' function on the task bar icon. Thank you. And yes, clicking on Move put the '4 headed arrow symbol' on the doc, but moving the symbol accomplishes nothing. So, we still have a problem. As I recall every document used to load with its own blue title bar with the three symbols (min', max'. and close) at the far right. I could move the doc by this title bar and control it with those symbols. I am still missing that. With your method I can now minimize the doc, but I really want my title bar back. Some grinch stole my title bar. ;-) Your thoughts? Ron "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Okay, let's start over. The Taskbar is not something in Word; it's in Windows, usually at the bottom of the screen. It may be displayed all the time or it may auto hide depending on your settings. On the Taskbar, you have a button for your Word document. Right-click on that button and you will have a menu that includes Minimize, Maximize, Restore, Move, and Close. If I'm correct in my assumption, Restore will be dimmed (because Word is already open in a Normal window). Choose Move, and then you will be able to use the arrow keys on the keyboard or grab the window with the four-headed arrow. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ron Patterson" wrote in message nk.net... #1 - Yes, that was my thinking that the blue bar was hidden above out of sight. But there is no way to access it with my cursor. All I get is the 'ruler' dropping down. As to trying your 'Move' suggestion - I can not identify 'Move' on my task bar. When I put the cursor on the various symbols, no name pops up to identify them - but trying them blindly has not helped either. This makes me think the default file is corrupted. #2 - Yes, I do understand that each document has its own window and the title bar for that document window is what is missing. It is suddenly missing in all my docs - even the ten year old ones - I don't really seem to have a document window as I knew it. I note that now, when I open Word, the default does not give me a document view with title bar nor do I get one when I 'create new document'. I am lucky to be able to close each individual document thanks to an 'X' at the far right end of the menu bar (after Type a Question for Help) or I would have to close the program to close a document. I also note that in xcel - where I have the proper document window with Title Bar, that 'X' does not appear. Thanks so much for your help - hoping you will stick with me to solve this - there is obviously a switch somewhere to return this to the way it used to be. Ron "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I'm guessing that Word is in a Normal window that has gotten pushed above the top of the screen. If so, right-click on the document's Taskbar button and choose Move. You will then be able to use the arrow keys or the mouse to drag the window down. Once you have it where you can see it, I would suggest that you save the document (if necessary) and quit Word to make sure it will remember this window position. When you restart Word, the window should be where you left it. Actually, rereading your post, I suspect that you have not understood that in Word 2002 each document has its own window. The title bar you see is for the document, and the buttons are for the document window, not the entire application. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ron Patterson" wrote in message ink.net... I have Word 2002. The problem is on my documents I have no way to minimize them - the blue bar at the top of the document is missing which means the three symbols on the far right are missing. Ergo, I can not minimize, maximize, close or drag the document - only the entire program. A. Baba Blue Master |
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Well ... did you try what I suggested?
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Thanks Rick. Yes, I tried it. Could not see where it made any difference.
I tried it both checked and unchecked on several files and they are all still missing the blue title bar. I also note that this 'switch' is for the view setting on each individual document. The Title Bar has disappeared from all my Word files. When I create a new file, there is no blue Title bar. Maybe my template is corrupted? The grinch stole my title bar and will not give it back. ;-) Any other ideas? "Rick" wrote in message ... Well ... did you try what I suggested? |
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Is there any title bar at all? That is, are you seeing an "application"
title bar? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ron Patterson" wrote in message ink.net... Thanks Rick. Yes, I tried it. Could not see where it made any difference. I tried it both checked and unchecked on several files and they are all still missing the blue title bar. I also note that this 'switch' is for the view setting on each individual document. The Title Bar has disappeared from all my Word files. When I create a new file, there is no blue Title bar. Maybe my template is corrupted? The grinch stole my title bar and will not give it back. ;-) Any other ideas? "Rick" wrote in message ... Well ... did you try what I suggested? |
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Ron, the difference should be that when it's not checked, you should be seeing
the minimize, restore and close buttons next to the "Type a question for help" box. You will only get a title bar per document when Word is in MDI mode (when Windows in Taskbar is OFF) and ONLY when the document has been "windowed", that is, restored. |
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On the other hand, if Windows in Taskbar is checked, then each document should
have its own button on the Windows taskbar next to the Start button. In this scenario, if you create 2 documents, do you not see the title bars when jumping between them? If not, do you at least see the Menu bar and the Standard and Formatting toolbars? |
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Rick, I finally understand how it works and got the task bar back. The key
was the doc had to be 'windowed' - then restored to get the task bar back and the Windows in Taskbar switch had to be right. And I have the 'Windows in Taskbar' figured out now. The Grinch has returned my taskbar. Thanking both you and Suzanne for your forbearance, I am, The A. Baba Blue Master "Rick" wrote in message ... On the other hand, if Windows in Taskbar is checked, then each document should have its own button on the Windows taskbar next to the Start button. In this scenario, if you create 2 documents, do you not see the title bars when jumping between them? If not, do you at least see the Menu bar and the Standard and Formatting toolbars? |
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Great! I'm glad it's back.
"Ron Patterson" wrote: Rick, I finally understand how it works and got the task bar back. The key was the doc had to be 'windowed' - then restored to get the task bar back and the Windows in Taskbar switch had to be right. And I have the 'Windows in Taskbar' figured out now. The Grinch has returned my taskbar. Thanking both you and Suzanne for your forbearance, I am, The A. Baba Blue Master "Rick" wrote in message ... On the other hand, if Windows in Taskbar is checked, then each document should have its own button on the Windows taskbar next to the Start button. In this scenario, if you create 2 documents, do you not see the title bars when jumping between them? If not, do you at least see the Menu bar and the Standard and Formatting toolbars? |
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