How to turn of full screen mode in microsoft word office

Turn Off Full Screen Mode

Full screen mode displays as much of your document on the screen as possible. In this mode, Word removes screen elements like the menu bar, toolbars, and scroll bars. To restore your toolbars and menus, turn off full screen mode.

• If a document is open, do one of the following:
  • Press ALT+V to display the View menu, and then press U to turn off full screen mode.
  • If the Full Screen toolbar is visible, click Close Full Screen.
• If a document is not open, follow these steps:
  1. Press CTRL+N to start a new document.
  2. Press ALT+V to display the View menu, and then press U to turn off full screen mode.

Quit and restart Word. If Word starts correctly, you have resolved the issue. The issue is that Word was closed when full screen mode was active, and Word retained that setting.

For more information about full screen mode, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: