Minimize Excel Ribbon – Save Space

If you’re working on a big worksheet, you might want to see as many rows as possible.

The Excel 2007 Ribbon uses about an inch of space at the top of the worksheet, and if you’re just entering or editing data, you probably don’t need to use the Ribbon commands.

The steps below show how to solve that problem.

Minimize or Restore the Ribbon

You can temporarily minimize the Ribbon, so it only uses a bit of space, and that will make room for a few more rows in the Excel window.

To minimize the Ribbon, double-click on the active tab.

RibbonMin01

Restore Excel Ribbon

To restore the Ribbon, so the commands are visible, double-click on the active tab.

Double-click to Restore Excel Ribbon
Double-click to Restore Excel Ribbon

Close Excel

Here’s one more time-saving mouse shortcut, while you’re using the Excel Ribbon:

To close Excel, double-click the Office Button, at the top left of the Ribbon.

  • NOTE: If unsaved files are open, you may be prompted to save the changes.

I use this trick to close Excel, when I’m working on the left side of the Excel workbook. That way, I don’t have to travel all the way over to the Close button, at the top right!
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