

Using the ToggleRibbon method, you can "fudge" a way to figure out whether the ribbon is minimized or not. This, of course, is not what Donna wants to do she wants to make sure it is minimized. It toggles the ribbon, changing it from maximized to minimized, and vice-versa. This method is the same as pressing Ctrl+F1. In fact, the only method we've been able to locate that will minimize the ribbon is the following: There is an amazing shortage of information available on working with the ribbon in VBA. Donna figures that this will take a macro to accomplish, but she's not sure which commands to use to accomplish the task. This would be done to provide the maximum screen area for the document. She would like the document, when opened, to "minimize" the ribbon at the top of the screen and then, when closed, return the ribbon to its "pre-opening" state. Note: Even though Outlook 2013 and later don’t show a icon in the top right corner, double clicking on any of the tabs or using the CTRL+F1 keyboard shortcut will also expand or hide the Ribbon.Donna is in charge of preparing a document that will be used throughout her company. To compensate the additional click, you could choose to add the commands which you use most often to the Quick Access Bar or learn their keyboard shortcuts. So compared to working with a maximized Ribbon, you'll only need one additional click when you want to access commands on the Home menu or need to use multiple commands from a single Ribbon tab in succession. This is similar to expanding a menu in "classic" applications or previous versions of Outlook.Īfter clicking on a command, the Ribbon will automatically hide itself again. When you've minimized the Ribbon, a single click on one of the tabs will show you the available commands on that tab. Hiding the Ribbon can save you some vertical screen real estate, which can be particularly handy on a netbook or a tablet as they usually have smaller screens with a lower resolution.

This will make it behave more like a full-screen app. The Auto-hide Ribbon State will also maximize your Outlook window and hide the Status Bar. When you click on this button, a menu will show up which allows you to control the Ribbon State. In Outlook 2013 and later, you’ll find a Ribbon Display Options button in the the top right corner between the Window State icons and the Help icon. The icon in the top right corner (here highlighted), expands it again. When the Ribbon is minimized in Outlook 2010, it looks like the File tab is selected. Click on the icon in the top right corner in Outlook 2013 or later to bring up the Ribbon Display Options menu and select: Show Tabs and Commands.Click on the icon in the top right corner in Outlook 2010.Click on any of the tabs and then click on the icon in the top right corner.Double click on any of the tabs (which is probably what made it hidden for you).There are various ways to make the Ribbon tab visible again: More likely is that you have minimized the Ribbon, which is why you don't see the Home or Message tab by default. The File tab is always colored in Outlook This doesn't mean that it is selected. How do I change it so that the Message tab is selected when the message is opened? It used to open with the Message tab selected. Upon opening a message in Outlook, it opens with the File tab selected.
