Office 2007: How To Minimize the Ribbon

Contributed by shamanstears November 17, 2006  
Tagged: Microsoft Office

If you don’t like the huge ribbon taking up space on the Microsoft Office 2007 applications, you can minimize it so that it only shows up when you select a menu. To do this, follow this tech recipe:

1. Open up the Office application (if you are going to use Outlook, then you will need to access a new message window).

2. Click on the dropdown button next to the Quick Access Toolbar (this is located next to the Office Button in the upper left corner).

3. In the Customize Quick Access Toolbar menu, select Minimize the Ribbon.

To return the ribbon to its original state, simply repeat the above steps.

You can also do this via the keyboard by using Ctrl+F1.