Ribbon

When referring to Microsoft Office 2007, the Ribbon is a new feature of the window that replaces the traditional File menu that has been found in all previous versions of Office and other Windows programs. As can be seen from the image to the right the Ribbon is displayed for what you're currently doing. In this example the Ribbon for Write is being displayed. The Ribbon will dynamically change depending on what you're doing in the Word, Excel, or the Office program with the Ribbon. For example, if you're working with images the Ribbon will display all available changes that can be done with the Ribbon.

To hide the Ribbon follow the below steps.

1. Click the small down arrow at the very top of the window shown next to the printer icon in the above example. Note: If no printer icon is shown it would be next to the blue arrow.
2. In the menu that appears after clicking this icon select Minimize the Ribbon

Also see: Menu, Office