How to hide the Ribbon in Office 2013

Starting with Office 2007, Microsoft replaced the standard menu and toolbars with the Ribbon. It was designed to help Office users find commands more easily. Office 2013 still uses the Ribbon, but if you'd rather have more work space or prefer less clutter, you can hide it. In fact, you can choose between three different views: full ribbon view, tab-only view, and autohide view.

To switch between the different Ribbon views, click on the Ribbon display option button, located between the help and minimize buttons.

(Credit: Screenshot by Ed Rhee/CNET)

• Auto-hide Ribbon hides the ribbon at the top, then reappears when you click the top of the screen. This mode only works in full-screen mode.


• Show tabs displays only the tabs, like File, Home, and Insert, while hiding the commands. Clicking on the tabs will make the commands reappear temporarily. (Credit: Screenshot by Ed Rhee/CNET)


• Show tabs and commands is the default view with tabs plus all the commands. (Credit: Screenshot by Ed Rhee/CNET)

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