Tech Tip: Accessing, hiding and showing the ribbon in Office 2016

by Ryan Johnson, I-Tech

In the Office 2016 applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote, accessing and customizing the ribbon and menu items is performed the same way. What differs are the customization options available within each application.

To hide or show the ribbon, click the Ribbon Display Options button from the top right of your application. You then have three options for your ribbon display:

  1. If you choose Auto-hide Ribbon, this will provide you with the most work space and lets you display the ribbon when needed by clicking on the top of the application.
  2. If you choose Show Tabs, this also provides you with more workspace by removing the commands, but keeps the tabs at the top for easy access with a click.
  3. If you choose Show Tabs and Commands, this will show both the tabs and the commands at the same time.

screenshot of menu options for displaying the ribbon in 2016 Microsoft Office applications