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Any additional feedback? Submit feedback. Automatically Hide will hide the ribbon until you move your cursor to the top and it will reappear. For touch users, simply scroll back up or tap the title bar to bring it back. Scrolling up and down quickly will also trigger showing and hiding the ribbon. Show Ribbon options When the ribbon is visible, in the lower-right corner of the ribbon, click the Ribbon Display Options icon.

Choose a state for the ribbon: Full-screen mode hides the ribbon for the best view of your document, and only shows the ribbon when you select More , or press the ALT key. Expand or collapse the ribbon You can toggle between having the ribbon expanded or collapsed in multiple ways. If the ribbon is collapsed, expand it by doing do one of the following: Double-click any of the ribbon tabs. If the ribbon is expanded, collapse it by doing do one of the following: Double-click any of the ribbon tabs.

Choose an option for the ribbon: Show Tabs and Commands keeps all the tabs and commands on the ribbon visible all the time. See also Customize the ribbon in Office. Minimize the ribbon You can minimize the ribbon if you need to see more of the document you are creating. To see the ribbon again, select the arrow again. Show ribbon options At the right corner of the ribbon, select the Ribbon Display Options icon. Need more help?

Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? When the navigation in Microsoft Word changed from a menu to a ribbon in Word , there were many users that were upset with the switch. But the ribbon has persisted to this day, and is the primary way to perform most tasks in the application. If you have started using Word Online and noticed that the ribbon seems smaller, or minimized, then you might be looking for a way to expand it.

Our tutorial below will show you where to find the button that lets you turn off the simplified ribbon to show the full one that you are likely more familiar with from past versions of Word. The steps in this article were performed in the desktop version of the Google Chrome Web browser, but will also work in other desktop Web browsers like Firefox and Microsoft Edge. Step 3: Click the button to the left of Simplified Ribbon at the top-right of the window.

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