Sorry - have just resolved this myself by opening Word, going to View (which was still there), going to Toolbars, going to Customise Toolbars and Menus, choosing Toolbars and Menus in the top window, selecting Menu Bar, clicking Reset and OK and wham - File and Edit were restored. I got this from support. microsoft which I did not find first. Hope this helps someone else as dim as me.
This has probably been asked before but my mac is OS X 10.6.8 and in Microsoft Word I have somehow lost File and Edit from the tool or menubar (not sure what you call it) at the top of the screen ie not my own customised tool bar. How can it get these items restored. Grateful for any advice. Thank you

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