How to show and hide ribbons and ribbon panels.
Display the Ribbon
- Click
. Note: The ribbon displays the ribbon panels associated with the workspace you used last.
Display the Ribbon Associated With the Last-Used Workspace
- Click .
Display or Hide a Ribbon Panel
- Right-click anywhere inside the ribbon. In the Show Panels list, select or clear the name of a panel. Note: Some tabs include additional panels that are hidden by default.
Toggle the Full, Default, and Minimized Ribbon States
- On the right side of the row of ribbon tabs, click the arrow button on the left (the larger button) to cycle through the states.
Select a Minimized Ribbon State
- On the right side of the row of ribbon tabs, click the arrow button on the right (the smaller button). The four minimized ribbon states include:
- Minimize to Tabs: Minimizes the ribbon so that only tab titles are displayed.
- Minimize to Panel Titles: Minimizes the ribbon so that only tab and panel titles are displayed.
- Minimize to Panel Buttons: Minimizes the ribbon so that only tab titles and panel buttons are displayed.
- Cycle Through All: Cycles through all four ribbon states in the order, full ribbon, minimize to panel buttons, minimize to panel titles, minimize to tabs.