A toolbar contains buttons with icons (the same icons that you see next to a menu command), menus, or a combination of both. Word includes many built-in toolbars you can show or hide as needed. By default, the Standard and Formatting toolbars are located below the menu bar. Toolbars may be moved around to meet your needs.

To display additional toolbars:

1. Select View from the menu bar.
2. Choose Toolbars.
3. Select the toolbar you need.

The most common toolbar options are:

	Create a new document.
	Open an existing document.
	Save open document.
	Print open document.
	Preview document prior to printing.
	Check spelling in the document.
	Cut selected information from the document and place it on the clipboard.
	Copy selected information and place it on the clipboard.
	Paste information from the clipboard into the document.
	Apply a format to selected text.
	Undo the last action.
	Redo previous action.
	Show Tables and Borders toolbar.
	Create a table.
	Format columns.
	Show/ Hide formatting.
	Zoom in or out on the document.
	Access Help.
	Apply a style or format to selected text.
	Apply a font type to selected text.
	Apply a font size to selected text.
	Apply bold format to selected text.
	Apply italic format to selected text.
	Apply an underline to selected text.
	Align the selected text with the left margin.
	Center the selected text between the margins.
	Align the selected text with the right margin.
	Align selected text with the left and right margins.
	Choose line spacing.
	Create a numbered list.
	Create a bulleted list.
	Indent selected text to the left.
	Indent selected text to the right.
	Apply selected border to selected text.
	Apply a chosen color to highlight specified text.
	Apply a chosen color to specified text.