If you move your mouse away from the Mini Toolbar then it disappears. If you move your mouse towards the Mini Toolbar it solidifies and becomes active. It provides access to some of the most common formatting commands and is displayed above the shortcut drop-down menu.Īn example of a mini toolbar can been seen by selecting any cell and clicking the right mouse button.
Some power users find it more annoying than helpful. Similarly, the live preview enables users to change the basic settings and give an instant preview of how font changes (and more) will look. While the mini toolbar is helpful at times, it can also cause problems that can only be fixed by disabling it. Two of the most visually noticeable features of Microsoft Word 2007, 20 are the “mini toolbar” and “live preview”. This tutorial will show you to turn off/disable the mini-toolbar and live preview features of Microsoft Word.