Word 2003: Headers/Footers - "Missing" Toolbox

Until recently the header/footer toolbox appeared when working within
headers/footers, however, the toolbox no longer appears. What do I need to
do to see this appear each time I want to work in headers/footers?

At the moment if I want to insert a header/footer the screen gives me the
dotted lines of these at the top and bottom of the page but no toolbox to be
able to work within them.

Merely clicking the mouse as suggested by an earlier responder is unhelpful
and not an answer to the problem!

Assuming this is Word 2003 or earlier, and that the "toolbox" you refer to
is the Header and Footer toolbar, open the header pane and then try this:

- Press Alt+F8 to open the macro editor. (Don't worry, you won't be using
any macros.)

- Press Ctrl+G to open the Immediate window in the lower right part of the
editor.

- Paste this line into the Immediate window and press Enter at the end of
it:

Commandbars("Header and Footer").Visible = True

If that works, you can close the macro editor, and you should be OK from
then on.

If you still don't see the toolbar, paste each of these two lines into the
Immediate window, pressing Enter at the end of each line:

Commandbars("Header and Footer").Left = 300
Commandbars("Header and Footer").Top= 300

If the toolbar's Visible property was True but the toolbar was positioned
off-screen, those two lines will put it where you can see it. From there,
you can drag it to wherever you want it.

These commands won't work in Word 2007 because there are no toolbars other
than the Quick Access Toolbar. Instead, there's a ribbon tab that appears
when the header or footer pane is opened.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

Burntwood wrote:
Until recently the header/footer toolbox appeared when working within
headers/footers, however, the toolbox no longer appears. What do I
need to do to see this appear each time I want to work in
headers/footers?

At the moment if I want to insert a header/footer the screen gives me
the dotted lines of these at the top and bottom of the page but no
toolbox to be able to work within them.

Merely clicking the mouse as suggested by an earlier responder is
unhelpful and not an answer to the problem!

Oops, didn't see this before I posted in response to the duplicate earlier
question.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
Assuming this is Word 2003 or earlier, and that the "toolbox" you refer to
is the Header and Footer toolbar, open the header pane and then try this:

- Press Alt+F8 to open the macro editor. (Don't worry, you won't be using
any macros.)

- Press Ctrl+G to open the Immediate window in the lower right part of the
editor.

- Paste this line into the Immediate window and press Enter at the end of
it:

Commandbars("Header and Footer").Visible = True

If that works, you can close the macro editor, and you should be OK from
then on.

If you still don't see the toolbar, paste each of these two lines into the
Immediate window, pressing Enter at the end of each line:

Commandbars("Header and Footer").Left = 300
Commandbars("Header and Footer").Top= 300

If the toolbar's Visible property was True but the toolbar was positioned
off-screen, those two lines will put it where you can see it. From there,
you can drag it to wherever you want it.

These commands won't work in Word 2007 because there are no toolbars other
than the Quick Access Toolbar. Instead, there's a ribbon tab that appears
when the header or footer pane is opened.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so all may benefit.

Burntwood wrote:
Until recently the header/footer toolbox appeared when working within
headers/footers, however, the toolbox no longer appears. What do I
need to do to see this appear each time I want to work in
headers/footers?

At the moment if I want to insert a header/footer the screen gives me
the dotted lines of these at the top and bottom of the page but no
toolbox to be able to work within them.

Merely clicking the mouse as suggested by an earlier responder is
unhelpful and not an answer to the problem!

Well, my "oops" was saying Alt+F8 instead of Alt+F11 to open the macro
editor.

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Oops, didn't see this before I posted in response to the duplicate
earlier question.


"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
Assuming this is Word 2003 or earlier, and that the "toolbox" you
refer to is the Header and Footer toolbar, open the header pane and
then try this: - Press Alt+F8 to open the macro editor. (Don't worry, you
won't be
using any macros.)

- Press Ctrl+G to open the Immediate window in the lower right part
of the editor.

- Paste this line into the Immediate window and press Enter at the
end of it:

Commandbars("Header and Footer").Visible = True

If that works, you can close the macro editor, and you should be OK
from then on.

If you still don't see the toolbar, paste each of these two lines
into the Immediate window, pressing Enter at the end of each line:

Commandbars("Header and Footer").Left = 300
Commandbars("Header and Footer").Top= 300

If the toolbar's Visible property was True but the toolbar was
positioned off-screen, those two lines will put it where you can see
it. From there, you can drag it to wherever you want it.

These commands won't work in Word 2007 because there are no toolbars
other than the Quick Access Toolbar. Instead, there's a ribbon tab
that appears when the header or footer pane is opened.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

Burntwood wrote:
Until recently the header/footer toolbox appeared when working
within headers/footers, however, the toolbox no longer appears. What do
I need to do to see this appear each time I want to work in
headers/footers?

At the moment if I want to insert a header/footer the screen gives
me the dotted lines of these at the top and bottom of the page but
no toolbox to be able to work within them.

Merely clicking the mouse as suggested by an earlier responder is
unhelpful and not an answer to the problem!

Ah, well, it's not like I posted from personal knowledge; I was pasting the
content of another MVP's past post, saved for the purpose.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
Well, my "oops" was saying Alt+F8 instead of Alt+F11 to open the macro
editor.

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Oops, didn't see this before I posted in response to the duplicate
earlier question.


"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
Assuming this is Word 2003 or earlier, and that the "toolbox" you
refer to is the Header and Footer toolbar, open the header pane and
then try this: - Press Alt+F8 to open the macro editor. (Don't worry,
you won't be
using any macros.)

- Press Ctrl+G to open the Immediate window in the lower right part
of the editor.

- Paste this line into the Immediate window and press Enter at the
end of it:

Commandbars("Header and Footer").Visible = True

If that works, you can close the macro editor, and you should be OK
from then on.

If you still don't see the toolbar, paste each of these two lines
into the Immediate window, pressing Enter at the end of each line:

Commandbars("Header and Footer").Left = 300
Commandbars("Header and Footer").Top= 300

If the toolbar's Visible property was True but the toolbar was
positioned off-screen, those two lines will put it where you can see
it. From there, you can drag it to wherever you want it.

These commands won't work in Word 2007 because there are no toolbars
other than the Quick Access Toolbar. Instead, there's a ribbon tab
that appears when the header or footer pane is opened.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

Burntwood wrote:
Until recently the header/footer toolbox appeared when working
within headers/footers, however, the toolbox no longer appears. What do
I need to do to see this appear each time I want to work in
headers/footers?

At the moment if I want to insert a header/footer the screen gives
me the dotted lines of these at the top and bottom of the page but
no toolbox to be able to work within them.

Merely clicking the mouse as suggested by an earlier responder is
unhelpful and not an answer to the problem!