Missing InDesign toolbar?

[victoriap85291332]

Everytime I open a new document my InDesign toolbar disappears!

I know how to reopen the toolbar but why does it keep disappearing?

[Ian Blogs]

It could be that you have set it to no toolbar in a blank document . It will then become the default.

Open Indesign and go to window-tools to show the toolbar then close Indesign. The default will then show the toolbar.

[Barb Binder · Accepted solution]

Or, just reset the workspace:

Window > Workspace > Reset XYZ (whichever workspace you are using).

[victoriap85291332]

Worked great!!! Thank you SO MUCH! Easy solution

[Barb Binder]

Yay!

[walloprobert]

Thank you so much - I thought I'd never find it again

[defaultv56wcn5y7u8b]

waooh it works great

[Gautam221553928lt6]

Awesome! PERFECT! Thank you, thank you, thank you SO MUCH!

[Rooster-287]

That hasn't worked.  going to Window > Control doesn't work.  I've tried all the workspaces, still no control bar.  Really annoying.  I know the Properties window does most of this but it's not as good,  as it takes up real estate that the control bar doesn't. I want it back and it's gone gone gone.  Running ID 2021. Mac OS 10.4

[jane-e]

@Rooster-287 

Here is your post from a half a year ago with the same or similar issue:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/8277230

It was solved then. Is your Application Frame on or off?

Jane

[Barb Binder]

Hi @Rooster-287:

Why don't you share a screen shot with us with the Window menu open so we can see what is going on?

~Barb

[J. Alan Meier]

Instead of resetting your entire workspace (especially if you have a custom one that hasn't been saved for some reason) the toolbars you're looking for are likely found by going to Window>Control for the top bar or Window>Tools for the side tool bar.

[antoineg15916242]

This is the good answer.

What BarBinder suggested doesn't fix anything and can even gove you more trouble by resetting your workspace then needing to replace everything like before.

[jane-e]

Hi Antoine

It’s a best practice to save your custom workspace — then resetting it will not cause you to put it back to as it was before.

I’m curious, though, as to why you marked Barb’s answer as “abuse”?

~ Jane

[lstephenson99]

Perfect answer, thanks!