Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated August 14, 2021)
This tip applies to Word 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
Word 2010 and later versions allow you to customize the appearance of the ribbons that appear at the top of the program window. If you run across a system in which the ribbons have been modified, you can change them back easily by following these steps:
Figure 1. The Customize Ribbon options of the Word Options dialog box.
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2021-08-16 11:08:56
Cynthia Heimann
i have a situation I'd like to resolve that I do not know how to describe, but here's a try. The ruler at the top of a document does not show the 'top half' of the ruler with the arrow one would use, with the lower arrow, to set a hanging indent. See attached (see Figure 1 below) - how can this be fixed?
Thanks!
Figure 1.
2021-08-16 09:54:01
Cynthia Heimann
i have a situation I'd like to resolve that I do not know how to describe, but here's a try. The ruler at the top of a document does not show the 'top half' of the ruler with the arrow one would use, with the lower arrow, to set a hanging indent. See attached {{fig}} - how can this be fixed?
Thanks!
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