Ribbon

The Ribbon contains all the commands you will need to perform common tasks in Excel. It has multiple tabs, each with several groups of commands.

 

To Minimize and Maximize the Ribbon:

The Ribbon is designed to respond to your current task, but you can choose to minimize the Ribbon if you find that it takes up too much screen space.

1. Click the Ribbon Display Options arrow in the upper-right corner of the Ribbon.
   
   Ribbon Display options
2. Select the desired minimizing option from the drop-down menu:
   
   • Auto-hide Ribbon: Auto-hide displays your workbook in full-screen mode and completely hides the Ribbon. To show the Ribbon, click the Expand Ribbon command at the top of screen.
     
     Auto-hiding the Ribbon
   • Show Tabs: This option hides all command groups when not in use, but tabs will remain visible. To show the Ribbon, simply click a tab.
     
     Showing only Ribbon tabs
   • Show Tabs and Commands: This option maximizes the Ribbon. All of the tabs and commands will be visible. This option is selected by default when you open Excel for the first time.