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Hi, I recently needed to reset my laptop and reinstall office 365 and powerpoint seem to have reverted to an older version or look at least. My desktop word used to look like this:
But now it looks like this:
Anyone have an idea on how to fix it? BTW I have already tried to reinstall office after deleting it and also have tried updating it.)
Your first screen shot indicates a simplified version, probably Word on the web, with a simplified ribbon and fewer options. Notably, the Mailings tab is missing from the ribbon.
Your second screen indicates the full version running under Windows, with an "expanded" ribbon that shows all the commands.
No, my desktop version used to look similar to my 1st screenshot but with an extended ribbon.
In the full version, you can click the little arrow (triangle) on the far right and choose between a few different ways to display the ribbon. However, you can't get the "condensed," single-row view which is available in the web version.
Below is what I see in Word in a subscription version running under Windows 11 (specifically Microsoft 365 apps for business, version 2404). I am using a different Office Theme compared to your screen shots and I have temporarily chosen to display the Quick Access Toolbar at the top of the Word window (usually, I keep the QAT below the ribbon).
Some other examples of the ribbon are shown in Charles Kenyon's article at https://www.addbalance.com/word/ribbons.htm .
I agree with Stefan that the first screenshot is from the online/browser program and not the desktop. Office Watch calls the Simplified Ribbon, which is only available in the browser version, the dumbed-down Ribbon.
The second screenshot is from the Windows desktop version before the "Visual Refresh Preview" / "New Experience" has been applied. This indicates to me that your program has not been updated for some time. The latest release for general distribution is 2404. That change to the ribbon was introduced in early 2023 and became fixed sometime around August.
Here are screenshots with and without that setting:
If you do have a recent release but are showing this and actually want that view, see my article: New Experience / Visual Refresh Preview. Write back here for suggestions on how to get it if the article does not help.
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The display of the Ribbon can be set to only display the tabs, to fully display, or to not display at all. Here is my article on different ways the Ribbon can be displayed (or not) in Word.
The collapsed ribbon (tabs only) looks like the following:
You can toggle this display from the full Ribbon by double-clicking on any of the tabs in the Ribbon. See my article for more ways to do this or display the Ribbon.
Like Stefan, I usually have my QAT below the Ribbon but changed it to create the screenshot.
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Nevermind, sorry for the confusion, I have solved the problem