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Resetting Word Menus
Summary: Word allows you to customize the program’s menus as much as you want. At some point, however, you may want the menus to revert to their default condition. This tip explains how you can quickly and easily accomplish the reversion. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, and Word 2003.)
Word makes it easy to customize virtually everything you see on your screen. It is possible, for instance, to change the options that appear on the menus used by Word. If you run across a system in which the menus have been changed, then you can change them back by following these steps:
- Choose the Customize option from the Tools menu. Word displays the Customize dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.)
- With the Customize dialog box still open, right-click on the actual menu that you want to reset. (Click on the actual menu at the top of the program Window, not within the dialog box.) Word displays a Context menu. If you only want to reset a sub-menu, left click on the major menu and then right-click on the sub-menu.
- Choose Reset from the Context menu. The menu options are returned to their default settings.
- Close the Customize dialog box.
Tip #382 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 2000 2002 2003
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