However, if instead of the missing toolbar you see that toolbar is grayed out and not working, it means, you do not have access to it since the owner of the document has not allowed you to edit the document. Step 3: Alternatively, you can also simply press the Fn + Esc keys together on your keyboard to unhide the toolbar or for some computers, simply press the Esc key to unhide the missing toolbar. *Note – When you see an upward arrow, it means that the toolbar is visible and when you see a downward arrow, it means, the toolbar is hidden. Step 2: You can also simply go to the upper right hand side of the document and click on the small arrow sign to hide or unhide the toolbar in Google Docs. Step 1: Open Google Docs and press the Ctrl + Shift + F together on your keyboard to enable or disable the Toolbar.
Let’s see how to enable or disable the Google Docs toolbar: There are times when you may want to hide the toolbar because you want to clear the mess from the document or when it simply got missing accidentally. Those who do not have the Compact controls feature, can take advantage of the shortcut keys.
This will enable the feature and will show you the toolbar that was missing all this while. Step 2: From the menu, select Compact controls.
