Somehow the thumbnail pane turned on in Word 2003. I see no Thumbnail entry
in the View menu, and I don't see a way to close the thumbnail pane. I don't
want it now, don't want it to open on startup, and don't want it until I
explicitly summon it. I don't even know how it got there! Thank you.

I have a thumbnail item in my View menu (also Word 2003). You might want to
check Tools|Customize|Options and make sure that you have the setting for
always show full menus.
HTH Tom

"Mel R" Mel wrote in message
...
Somehow the thumbnail pane turned on in Word 2003. I see no Thumbnail
entry
in the View menu, and I don't see a way to close the thumbnail pane. I
don't
want it now, don't want it to open on startup, and don't want it until I
explicitly summon it. I don't even know how it got there! Thank you.

Always show full menus was already selected. This is how I normally work
with Office. Even so, there is no menu item for thumbnails, and I don't know
where else to look to hide or eliminate thumbnails.


"Tom Smith" wrote:

I have a thumbnail item in my View menu (also Word 2003). You might want to
check Tools|Customize|Options and make sure that you have the setting for
always show full menus.
HTH Tom

"Mel R" Mel wrote in message
...
Somehow the thumbnail pane turned on in Word 2003. I see no Thumbnail
entry
in the View menu, and I don't see a way to close the thumbnail pane. I
don't
want it now, don't want it to open on startup, and don't want it until I
explicitly summon it. I don't even know how it got there! Thank you.

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...oreMenuCmd.htm

--
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.

"Mel R" wrote in message
...
Always show full menus was already selected. This is how I normally work
with Office. Even so, there is no menu item for thumbnails, and I don't
know
where else to look to hide or eliminate thumbnails.


"Tom Smith" wrote:

I have a thumbnail item in my View menu (also Word 2003). You might want
to
check Tools|Customize|Options and make sure that you have the setting
for
always show full menus.
HTH Tom

"Mel R" Mel wrote in message
...
Somehow the thumbnail pane turned on in Word 2003. I see no Thumbnail
entry
in the View menu, and I don't see a way to close the thumbnail pane.
I
don't
want it now, don't want it to open on startup, and don't want it until
I
explicitly summon it. I don't even know how it got there! Thank you.

Dear Suzanne,

Thank you for the tip.
It worked!

As feedback, and with hope it'll help others, here is what I encountered:

Method 1:
There is no "missing command" for thumbnails.
With this method it still goes missing.

Method 2:
This method to reset all menus didn't accomplish anything.
There was no change.

Method 3:
After Normal.dot was renamed and Word reopened,
Word was silent about the loss.
It was just as silent about creating and saving a new Normal.dot.
However, the Thumbnail entry on the View menu was restored
and I looked no further.

Thank you again!
Mel



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...oreMenuCmd.htm

--
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.

"Mel R" wrote in message
...
Always show full menus was already selected. This is how I normally work
with Office. Even so, there is no menu item for thumbnails, and I don't
know
where else to look to hide or eliminate thumbnails.


"Tom Smith" wrote:

I have a thumbnail item in my View menu (also Word 2003). You might want
to
check Tools|Customize|Options and make sure that you have the setting
for
always show full menus.
HTH Tom

"Mel R" Mel wrote in message
...
Somehow the thumbnail pane turned on in Word 2003. I see no Thumbnail
entry
in the View menu, and I don't see a way to close the thumbnail pane.
I
don't
want it now, don't want it to open on startup, and don't want it until
I
explicitly summon it. I don't even know how it got there! Thank you.

Well, you might think that you could find the command in Customize as View |
Thumbnail or ViewThumbnail or just Thumbnail. In fact, it's in All Commands
under ToggleThumbnail. sigh

--
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.

"Mel R" wrote in message
...
Dear Suzanne,

Thank you for the tip.
It worked!

As feedback, and with hope it'll help others, here is what I encountered:

Method 1:
There is no "missing command" for thumbnails.
With this method it still goes missing.

Method 2:
This method to reset all menus didn't accomplish anything.
There was no change.

Method 3:
After Normal.dot was renamed and Word reopened,
Word was silent about the loss.
It was just as silent about creating and saving a new Normal.dot.
However, the Thumbnail entry on the View menu was restored
and I looked no further.

Thank you again!
Mel



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...oreMenuCmd.htm

--
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.

"Mel R" wrote in message
...
Always show full menus was already selected. This is how I normally
work
with Office. Even so, there is no menu item for thumbnails, and I
don't
know
where else to look to hide or eliminate thumbnails.


"Tom Smith" wrote:

I have a thumbnail item in my View menu (also Word 2003). You might
want
to
check Tools|Customize|Options and make sure that you have the
setting
for
always show full menus.
HTH Tom

"Mel R" Mel wrote in message
...
Somehow the thumbnail pane turned on in Word 2003. I see no
Thumbnail
entry
in the View menu, and I don't see a way to close the thumbnail
pane.
I
don't
want it now, don't want it to open on startup, and don't want it
until
I
explicitly summon it. I don't even know how it got there! Thank
you.

Thanks to you both for the instructive (if slightly dismaying) exchange.
Tom

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Well, you might think that you could find the command in Customize as View
|
Thumbnail or ViewThumbnail or just Thumbnail. In fact, it's in All
Commands
under ToggleThumbnail. sigh

--
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.

"Mel R" wrote in message
...
Dear Suzanne,

Thank you for the tip.
It worked!

As feedback, and with hope it'll help others, here is what I
encountered:

Method 1:
There is no "missing command" for thumbnails.
With this method it still goes missing.

Method 2:
This method to reset all menus didn't accomplish anything.
There was no change.

Method 3:
After Normal.dot was renamed and Word reopened,
Word was silent about the loss.
It was just as silent about creating and saving a new Normal.dot.
However, the Thumbnail entry on the View menu was restored
and I looked no further.

Thank you again!
Mel



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...oreMenuCmd.htm

--
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.

"Mel R" wrote in message
...
Always show full menus was already selected. This is how I normally
work
with Office. Even so, there is no menu item for thumbnails, and I
don't
know
where else to look to hide or eliminate thumbnails.


"Tom Smith" wrote:

I have a thumbnail item in my View menu (also Word 2003). You
might
want
to
check Tools|Customize|Options and make sure that you have the
setting
for
always show full menus.
HTH Tom

"Mel R" Mel wrote in message
...
Somehow the thumbnail pane turned on in Word 2003. I see no
Thumbnail
entry
in the View menu, and I don't see a way to close the thumbnail
pane.
I
don't
want it now, don't want it to open on startup, and don't want it
until
I
explicitly summon it. I don't even know how it got there!
Thank
you.

[Helen]

Mel and Suzanne,

Don't know if you still receive e-mails for this post, but really, thank
you! And, Mel, your feedback was very, very useful.

Hélène

"Mel R" wrote:

Dear Suzanne,

Thank you for the tip.
It worked!

As feedback, and with hope it'll help others, here is what I encountered:

Method 1:
There is no "missing command" for thumbnails.
With this method it still goes missing.

Method 2:
This method to reset all menus didn't accomplish anything.
There was no change.

Method 3:
After Normal.dot was renamed and Word reopened,
Word was silent about the loss.
It was just as silent about creating and saving a new Normal.dot.
However, the Thumbnail entry on the View menu was restored
and I looked no further.

Thank you again!
Mel



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...oreMenuCmd.htm

--
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.

"Mel R" wrote in message
...
Always show full menus was already selected. This is how I normally work
with Office. Even so, there is no menu item for thumbnails, and I don't
know
where else to look to hide or eliminate thumbnails.


"Tom Smith" wrote:

I have a thumbnail item in my View menu (also Word 2003). You might want
to
check Tools|Customize|Options and make sure that you have the setting
for
always show full menus.
HTH Tom

"Mel R" Mel wrote in message
...
Somehow the thumbnail pane turned on in Word 2003. I see no Thumbnail
entry
in the View menu, and I don't see a way to close the thumbnail pane.
I
don't
want it now, don't want it to open on startup, and don't want it until
I
explicitly summon it. I don't even know how it got there! Thank you.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I don' t receive emails on any post, but I read in an NNTP newsreader and
see all new posts. Glad we could help.

--
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.

"Helen" wrote in message
...
Mel and Suzanne,

Don't know if you still receive e-mails for this post, but really, thank
you! And, Mel, your feedback was very, very useful.

Hélène

"Mel R" wrote:

Dear Suzanne,

Thank you for the tip.
It worked!

As feedback, and with hope it'll help others, here is what I
encountered:

Method 1:
There is no "missing command" for thumbnails.
With this method it still goes missing.

Method 2:
This method to reset all menus didn't accomplish anything.
There was no change.

Method 3:
After Normal.dot was renamed and Word reopened,
Word was silent about the loss.
It was just as silent about creating and saving a new Normal.dot.
However, the Thumbnail entry on the View menu was restored
and I looked no further.

Thank you again!
Mel



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...oreMenuCmd.htm

--
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.

"Mel R" wrote in message
...
Always show full menus was already selected. This is how I normally
work
with Office. Even so, there is no menu item for thumbnails, and I
don't
know
where else to look to hide or eliminate thumbnails.


"Tom Smith" wrote:

I have a thumbnail item in my View menu (also Word 2003). You
might want
to
check Tools|Customize|Options and make sure that you have the
setting
for
always show full menus.
HTH Tom

"Mel R" Mel wrote in message
...
Somehow the thumbnail pane turned on in Word 2003. I see no
Thumbnail
entry
in the View menu, and I don't see a way to close the thumbnail
pane.
I
don't
want it now, don't want it to open on startup, and don't want it
until
I
explicitly summon it. I don't even know how it got there!
Thank you.