Word is very flexible. You can customize your working environment in many different ways. One way you can make changes is to add or remove tools from the ribbons visible at the top of the screen. (You can do this in Word 2010 or a later version; you can't change ribbons in Word 2007.)
There may come a day when you want to reset the Word ribbons to their default condition. When you do this, all the ribbons and the order of tools on the ribbons will be set to the same condition they were when you first installed Word. If you want to reset a ribbon, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Customize Ribbon options of the Word Options dialog box.
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2020-10-03 02:10:27
Carol Fujita
I followed your steps, now all the commands on the ribbon are grayed out. I cannot even type in the document. I thought it was supposed to return the default settings. Help.
2016-04-29 18:57:34
angela
THANK YOU! This was VERY helpful!
2015-09-24 11:40:16
Thank you, but the instructions are not working. Something is amiss. For one, after I click "reset," I receive only one option, not the two that are listed, one is visible but not highlighted. When I select the one option, I still do not have my preferred "home" option. Looking forward to your help.
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