why is Excel ribbon collapsed?

Question

Why is my Excel ribbon collapsed? I have to click the ribbon first and then can select buttons under the ribbon. This is very annoying, how can I change this?

Answer 1

Hi @jdy,

Go to the right-upper corner as displayed in the screenshot below and select "Show Tabs and Commands".

Reference: Show or hide the ribbon in Office. Please let us know if you still need assistance.

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