Word-2007 Application Window

Mini Toolbar

When you select text in Microsoft Word 2007, the Mini toolbar appears. This Mini toolbar offering a group of the more commonly used commands that you probably want to use.

It saves a lot of time if you are working on a different tab and don't want to switch to the Home tab to perform font related tasks.

The mini toolbar sometimes disappears; to get it back, reselect the text or right click the selection.

If you don't like the Mini toolbar, you can disable it easily with the following steps:

1. Click the Office button

2. Select Word Options

3. Click Popular in the left column

4. Deselect "Show Mini Toolbar on selection".