
To keep the ribbon displayed, select one of the Show options above. When you return to the document, the ribbon will be hidden again. This will temporarily restore the ribbon.
Select More at the top right of the screen. If the ribbon isn’t visible at all (no tabs are showing), then you probably have it set to Auto-hide. To see the ribbon again, just double-click any ribbon tab, or press CTRL+F1. Show tabs shows only the ribbon tabs, so you see more of your document, and you can still quickly switch among the tabs.Īuto-Hide ribbon hides the ribbon for the best view of your document, and only shows the ribbon when you select More, or press the ALT key.ĭouble-click any of the ribbon tabs or press CTRL+F1 to collapse the ribbon if you need to see more of your document. Show Tabs and Commands keeps all the tabs and commands on the ribbon visible all the time. To keep the ribbon displayed, select a different state from the Ribbon Display Options menu.Īt the top-right corner, select the Ribbon Display Options icon. Next, click Advanced Find in the drop-down menu. If you use Legacy form fields, you have to protect your form for filling in form fields, otherwise the form will. Open your Word document that contains the highlighted text and select the down arrow next to Find in the Editing group of the Home tab. To configure a Legacy form field, right-click it and select Properties. The gray shading in the form field is now gone. Click Design Mode again to toggle it off. This will temporarily restore the ribbon. In the Controls group, click Legacy Tools. If the ribbon isn’t visible at all (no tabs are showing), then you probably have the state set to Full-screen mode. Right-click Ribbon display options in the lower right of the ribbon, and then select Collapse the ribbon. If the ribbon is expanded, collapse it by doing do one of the following: Right-click any of the ribbon tabs, and then select Collapse the ribbon. If the ribbon is collapsed, expand it by doing do one of the following: This drop-down list is not configured and is currently empty. You now have a drop-down list in your document. You can toggle between having the ribbon expanded or collapsed in multiple ways. On the Developer menu, in the Controls group, click the Drop-Down List Content Control icon (It looks like an actual drop-down icon.). Show tabs only shows only the ribbon tabs, so you see more of your document, and you can still quickly switch among the tabs.Īlways show Ribbon keeps all the tabs and commands on the ribbon visible all the time. When the ribbon is visible, in the lower-right corner of the ribbon, click the Ribbon Display Options icon.įull-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.

The ribbon is a set of toolbars at the top of the window in Office programs designed to help you quickly find the commands that you need to complete a task.
