Microsoft Office Ribbon Not Working Mac

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To collapse the ribbon, right-click a tab, and choose Collapse the Ribbon.

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Minimize the ribbon while you are working. On the right side of the ribbon, select. Expand the ribbon while you are working. On the right side of the ribbon, select. Minimize the ribbon when a file opens. By default, the ribbon is expanded every time that you open a file, but you can change this setting so that the ribbon is always minimized. Basically none of my ribbon drop downs are working in Microsoft Office for Mac (such as designorientation, insertpictures, or shape formatshape fill, just as examples). This is happening across all Office programs - Word, Excel etc. I am also running the latest updates of Office:mac. I have a recurring problem with the ribbon which happens intermittently. When flicking throug the ribbon it locks up. It will only let me access certain tabs such as home and inset. Others are completely locked and will not let me access them until i close and reopen word.

After you select Collapse the Ribbon, the ribbon will look like this:

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  • To quickly go back and forth between uncollapsed and collapsed, double-click a tab on the ribbon.

You can minimize the ribbon so that only the tabs appear.

Expanded ribbon

Collapsed ribbon

Minimize the ribbon while you are working

  • On the right side of the ribbon, select .

Expand the ribbon while you are working

  • On the right side of the ribbon, select .

Minimize the ribbon when a file opens

By default, the ribbon is expanded every time that you open a file, but you can change that setting so that the ribbon is always minimized.

  • On the View menu, clear the Ribbon check mark.

  • To once again display the ribbon when you open a file, on the View menu, select Ribbon or simply expand the ribbon by selecting .

For more info, see Customize the ribbon and toolbars.

Minimize the ribbon while you are working

  • On the right side of the ribbon, select .

Expand the ribbon while you are working

  • On the right side of the ribbon, select .

Minimize the ribbon when a file opens

By default, the ribbon is expanded every time that you open a file, but you can change this setting so that the ribbon is always minimized.

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  1. On the right side of the ribbon, select , and then select Ribbon Preferences. Mac os el capitan microsoft office 2011.

  2. Under General, clear the Expand ribbon when document opens check box.

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Tip: If you want to turn the ribbon off entirely just clear the Turn on the ribbon checkbox.