Hi Bob....You could try a couple things...first, hit Escape (in case you accidentally got into Full Screen mode, that will fix it)...if it doesn't, then go to Start>Run and type winword.exe /a ... That will open Word with a new blank global template....if it opens OK that way, then close Word and search your hard drive for normal.dot and rename it to normal.old and reopen Word and see how it looks. If that doesn't do it, we will have to look into the Data key in your registry and fix it that way. All of this is described in my Word Troubleshooting article at my website...here: http://www.personal-computer-tutor.com/NNTWord.htm Let us know how you do! Linda Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com FREE MS Office eBook Tutorial http://personal-computer-tutor.com/library.htm -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Garsson Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 11:45 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] toolbar, menubar and formatting bar are missing When I open word2000, my toolbar, menubar and formatting bar are missing. I've tried everything to get them back to no avail. Finally, in desperation, I erased ms office 2000 and then reinstalled with same result. Still missing. Can someone tell me what's wrong? TIA Bob ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************