How to hide text formatting popup (Mini Toolbar) in Microsoft Word 2007?

Question

In Microsoft Word 2007 when you select a piece of text, a pop-up toolbar will display containing the common font formatting tools like font-name, font-size, bold, italic, etc. (The Mini Toolbar.) Is there a way to prevent this pop-up from showing when you select text?

Answer 1

To hide the mini-toolbar, click on the Office button.

Then select the Popular tab.

De-select the option to Show Mini Toolbar on selection and click OK. The mini-toolbar won’t be getting in your way anymore.