Using the Ribbon

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access, and some parts of Outlook, use the Ribbon and its different tabs instead of the standard menu structure to access the programs’ commands and features. With the Ribbon, you can switch among the task-oriented tabs and see all the available options. Additionally, many items provide a live preview: You point to something on the Ribbon—a style or a font, for example—and see immediately how it affects the content of your document.

Explore the Ribbon

  1. Open one of the programs that uses the Ribbon.

  2. If you see the command tabs but no commands, click a command tab to display the Ribbon temporarily.

  3. Do any of the following:

    1. Click a button to execute a command.

    2. Click a down arrow to open a gallery, a drop-down menu, or a drop-down list.

    3. Point to an item in a gallery to see its effect on the content of your document.

  4. Click another tab and explore those items.

  5. Click the Office button to see the commands for opening, saving, printing, or otherwise managing your document.

    Explore the Ribbon
    Explore the Ribbon

Tip

Tip

The Ribbon is composed of tabs and commands. When the Ribbon is minimized, you see only the tabs.

Set the Ribbon Display

  1. With the Ribbon displayed, click the down arrow at the right of the Quick Access toolbar, and, on the Customize Quick Access Toolbar menu, click Minimize The Ribbon.

  2. When you want to display the Ribbon, click the tab you want to use, and the Ribbon will appear and will remain displayed until you click a command on the Ribbon or click in your document.

  3. To have the Ribbon constantly displayed, click the down arrow at the right of the Quick Access toolbar, and click Minimize The Ribbon again.

    Set the Ribbon Display
    Set the Ribbon Display
    Set the Ribbon Display

Try This!

Try This!

With the Ribbon in its displayed state, double-click the active tab to minimize the Ribbon, and then click any tab to display the Ribbon temporarily. Click in your document to minimize the Ribbon again. Double-click the active tab to have the Ribbon always displayed. Press Ctrl+F1 to hide the Ribbon, and press Ctrl+F1 again to have the Ribbon always displayed.

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