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Originally Posted by jeb
I bought and downloaded the 2021 Office and opened Word - I don't even recognize the tool bars - now have to click on SAVE under file to even save a file you are working on.
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I think maybe you're new to the Ribbon, which has been around for quite some time in Office.
Yes, it's a learning curve from the old-school toolbars. But there is something called the Quick Access Toolbar. I think the default position is at the top of the window (see my handwritten 1 in the image) but I prefer it below the Ribbon (2).
You can add frequently used commands and macro buttons to it. You'll see that I have the "simple" Save button there, as well as print, a custom macro button to print just the current page (I use this a lot), the # one inserts the date in text (e.g., July 12, 2022) as opposed to a field which would update, the button for "reveal formatting", and more.
It was a huge learning curve for me as I always built out my own custom toolbars in pre-Ribbon Office, especially Excel. Happily, it's been long enough that I don't really miss it anymore. You'll get used to it soon enough.
As to the images in your Word document - I'm not sure what it could be, but one thing to check.
Go to FILE on the Ribbon, and all the way down the left side to Options. On the little white box that pops up, find "Advanced" about 2/3 of the way down the left side list. On that section, scroll down a couple of sections until you find the header "Show document content." Make sure the checkbox for "Show picture placeholders" isn't checked. Also if you've inserted your images in the background, you'll need to make sure "show background colors and images" is checked in that section.
I'm on Office 365 but I think that text is somewhat standard.
How did you place the images into the document? That may make a difference.