--- title: I need more space - Hide the Office toolbar with a keyboard shortcut description: Easily hide the Office toolbar with CTRL + F1 to free up workspace in Word, Excel, or Visio. Discover this simple trick to maximise your screen space. image: https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/I%20am%20a%20computer%20file%20and%20i%20need%20more%20space%20on%20the%20screen%20in%20cartoon%20format%20%20add%20resize%20arrows%20in%20the%20computer%20screen.jpeg --- [![logo](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/hubfs/logo.png)](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk) - [Home](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk) - [Private Course](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/private-courses) - [Public Course](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/public-course-dates) - [Tips](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/tips-and-news) - [Contact us](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/contact) - [Home](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk) - [Private Course](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/private-courses) - [Public Course](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/public-course-dates) - [Tips](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/tips-and-news) - [Contact us](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/contact) [0800 044 3779](tel://08000443779) [Excel](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/tips-and-news/tag/excel) [Word](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/tips-and-news/tag/word) [PowerPoint](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/tips-and-news/tag/powerpoint) [Outlook](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/tips-and-news/tag/outlook) # I need more space - Hide the Office toolbar with a keyboard shortcut [Woodthorpe IT](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/tips-and-news/author/woodthorpe-it) 27 May, 2025 ![](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/I%20am%20a%20computer%20file%20and%20i%20need%20more%20space%20on%20the%20screen%20in%20cartoon%20format%20%20add%20resize%20arrows%20in%20the%20computer%20screen.jpeg) Have you ever been working on a Word document or a large Excel file or for that matter a big diagram in Visio and needed more space to see your work?  Well a very simple way to get the space you need: - press CTRL and F1 on your keyboard and the Office toolbar (Ribbon) will hide.  - Press CTRL and F1 again it will come back. - **See what this looks like below:** ![Show and Hide Microsoft Office Ribbon](https://woodthorpeitsolutions.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Show%20and%20Hide%20Microsoft%20Office%20Ribbon.gif?width=639&height=160&name=Show%20and%20Hide%20Microsoft%20Office%20Ribbon.gif) Your Document, Spreadsheet, Diagram or Presentation will now have a little more space to breath. 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