Generally, when you open Microsoft Word, the menu bar will automatically appear at the top. However, if the menu bar doesn't appear you can fix it by clicking the ribbon icon next to the exit button. To redisplay, select ' Show tab ribbon ' so that the missing menu bar will appear again. From your description, you are using a version of Word that has a menu and toolbars. If only toolbars are missing, but you still have the menu bar (the one that says File Edit View, etc.), then right-click on that and choose Standard and Formatting from the list of toolbars. These are the two that are displayed by default.

About Office 2007 Menu and Toolbar

When we are excited to transferring into Microsoft Office 2007, the completely new user interface must surprise you greatly. Right, Ribbon takes place of old toolbars and menus of Microsoft Office 2003. Does your work become hard without old Office 2003's Toolbars and Menus? I have fully the same feeling!

Easily Get Menus and Toolbars if you have Classic Menu

Classic Menu for Office 2007 aims to restore Microsoft Office 2003's old Toolbars and Menus in Office 2007's Ribbon. If you have installed Classic Menu for Office, you can easily find out them under Menus tab:

Microsoft Office 2007's Toolbar stays under Menus tab, see figure 1:

Figure 1:Office 2007's Toolbar under Menus tab in Office 2007's Ribbon

This restored Office 2007's Toolbar not only contains all original buttons of Office 2003, but also merge new buttons of Office 2007. What's more, Classic Menu for Office 2007 adds some used buttons in toolbar to help you work easier and faster:

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Microsoft Office 2007's Menus stays under Menus tab, see figure 3:

Apart from all drop down menus of Office 2003, Classic Menu for Office 2007 add a 'All' drop down menu at far left to view all menus' items.

Figure 3: Old Menus in Office 2007's Ribbon

Microsoft Word Menu Bar

Classic Menu for Office 2007 can bring old classic menus and toolbar into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook 2007.

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Office 2007 Ribbon Does Not Support Toolbars and Menus

Microsoft Word Menu Bar Missing Numbers

In Microsoft Office 2007, features, buttons and commands are grouped into different tabs by related functionalities. You will never find out old classic menus and familiar toolbar. Here we will list you where the old menus items are moved into:

Classic Menu for Office

Brings your familiar old menus and toolbars of Office 2003 (2002, 2000) back to Microsoft Office 2007, 2010, 2013 and 365. You can use Office 2007/2010/2013/2016 (includes Office 365) immediately and efficiently, and don't need any trainings or tutorials when upgrading to Microsoft Office (includes Word, Excel, and more ...) 2007, 2010 or 2013.

Screen Shot of Classic Menu for Word

Microsoft Word Menu Bar Missing On Mac

Microsoft Word Menu Bar Missing Word