Teach Yourself VISUALLY™ Outlook® 2007

Hide and Display Ribbon Commands

In lieu of using the traditional menu system and toolbars, many Outlook windows feature what Microsoft calls the Ribbon, which groups related commands, placing them under clickable tabs. If you feel the Ribbon consumes too much space in your Outlook windows, you can hide it, displaying it only when it is needed.

Hide and Display Ribbon Commands

Hide the Ribbon

1.	With an Outlook window that contains a Ribbon open, such as a new message window, click in the Quick Access toolbar. Outlook displays the Customize Quick Access Toolbar menu.
2.	Click Minimize the Ribbon. [View full size image] Outlook adds a check mark next to the Minimize the Quick Access toolbar’s Minimize the Ribbon command and hides the Ribbon. Notice that the Ribbon’s tabs are still present; to reveal options in a tab, click it; hide the options again by clicking the tab a second time. [View full size image]

Display the Ribbon

1.	Click in the Quick Access toolbar. Outlook displays the ...