Thread: Ribbon Microsoft toolbars

The Ribbon may not be customisable in the way Office 2003's toolbars were, but there are ways to make it fit with how you work. For many people, the biggest problem with the Ribbon is the amount of space it takes up on screen, but this is easy to fix.



The Ribbon can be minimised so that only the tab headings are visible by double-clicking on one of the headings. Left-click on a tab to reveal its icons, then click in the body of the document to hide the Ribbon again. Using the Ribbon in this way is very similar to using menus. This option can also be chosen using the dropdown menu in the Quick Access Toolbar. Left-click'Qn the down arrow to the right of the toolbar and select 'Minimize the Ribbon'.

Extra icons you can't do without are easy to add to the QuickAccess Toolbar. Left-click on the down arrow to the right of the QuickAccess Toolbar to fiqd extra icons that can be added, or click on the More Commands option to choose less popular ones. See the step-by-step walkthrough below for more information.