Apologies for the wild goose chase.
I'm using the german version of word so I didn't know the correct
terminology and thought QAT and ribbon were the same (wouldn't it be great if
you could switch language in the online help language similar to wikipedia).
Anyway, you answered my questions but this is what also found:
1. When you rh-click on a menu item or on the menu bar to the rhs of the
menu items theres a check-box at the bottom of the list that you need to
disable. (Yup - equivalent to the ctrl F1 toggle).
2. You can do this too by rh-clicking on an item within the ribbon.
3. When you click on an empty space on the ribbon (to the right of the
boxes) you do *not* see the context menu. I'd tried this and failed and it
didn't occur to me you have to click on item itself not the empty space - now
I know :-)
So many thanks - the problem is solved and I hope this hopes someone else,
too.
2.
"Stefan Blom" wrote:
> I was confused by the description, too, but the subject does indicate that
> it is, after all, about the ribbon. Only the OP can tell for certain of
> course!
>
> --
> Stefan Blom
> Microsoft Word MVP
>
>
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > You can also press Ctrl+F1 or double-click any of the Ribbon tabs. But
> > note that the QAT shouldn't be hidden when you minimize the Ribbon even it
> > is still above the Ribbon. So there may be something else going on here if
> > the QAT is actually hidden.
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > http://word.mvps.org
> >
> > "Stefan Blom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Right-click the ribbon area and deselect Minimize the Ribbon.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Stefan Blom
> >> Microsoft Word MVP
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "ICTag" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:FAFC3265-AF1A-4B4B-B42D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>> Oops - using Microsoft Office Word 2007 SP2.
> >>>
> >>> "ICTag" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Somehow I accidentally pressed the wrong key combination and now the
> >>>> Quick
> >>>> Access Toolbar (QAT) disappears whenever I click on the document itself
> >>>> with
> >>>> the mouse and I can no longer work efficiently.
> >>>>
> >>>> Clicking on any menu brings up the QAT again but I want it to display
> >>>> permanently.
> >>>>
> >>>> I've searched
> >>>> a) "display" menu
> >>>> b) Word options
> >>>> c) online help
> >>>>
> >>>> with no success.
> >>>> Any ideas how to switch this auto-hide off?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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