Prolem With Word

[Segilla]

Something strange has happened.
When I open up and click on Computer, the familiar layout appears.
LH side:- Computer, Libraries, Favourites etc and going into any these gives access to Folders.
When opening a highlighted doc the usual boxes at the foot of the screen are no longer displayed - File Name, Files, Open and Cancel and I need them back.

But if I go to Attach a doc to an email, these boxes are shown in the usual way.
What has happened?

[Old_Geezer]

We're referring to Explorer here not Word then ?
Can you right click on the ribbon at the bottom of the window, and change the properties to bring stuff back ?

[Old_Geezer]

Ah that may be properties of the document, sorry.
Maybe there is something in the 'view' menu, maybe under toolbars ?

[Mosaic]

Try these - sounds similar to your problem
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/forum/ie8-windows_other/bottom-task-bar-gone-top-bar-was-also-missing-but/bb2bbb47-8bfe-4bf9-8003-cbbc6c8d9d91

[Segilla]

Maybe I've not explained the problem lucidly.
This nothing to do with IE and taskbars. It is the bottom of the screen which displays Folders and Documents.
It is the screen from which (top RH), you can search for specific words in docs etc.

F11 does nothing, and Rt click in the bottom panel - where the missing boxes used to be - now repeats a summary of the document or Folder highlighted above.

[twix123]

If this relates to Word, what version are we talking about?

Or is it Windows Explorer, in which case what version of Windows?