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I need more space - Hide the Office toolbar with a keyboard shortcut

Written by Woodthorpe IT | May 27, 2025 10:00:00 AM

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:

Your Document, Spreadsheet, Diagram or Presentation will now have a little more space to breath.

If you have any other space saving tips please leave them in the comments below.