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

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?

Solution 1:

Hit the Office button.

Choose Word Options.

In the "Options" → "Popular" window ("Options" → "General" in newer versions of Word), uncheck the "Show Mini Toolbar on selection" option:

Solution 2:

If I understood correctly what exactly you wish to disable, then these are the instructions on how to do it.

In short, Round button / Word Options / Remove the checkmark on "Show Mini toolbar on Selection".