The tabs on the ribbon are: File, Home, Insert, Page layout, Formulas, Data, Review and View. Excel selects the ribbon's Home tab when you open a workbook.

Customize the Ribbon

You can easily create your own tab and add commands to it.

1. Right click anywhere on the ribbon, and then click Customize the Ribbon.

2. Click New Tab.

3. Add the commands you like.

4. Rename the tab and group.

Note: you can also add new groups to existing tabs. To hide a tab, uncheck the corresponding check box. Click Reset, Reset all customizations, to delete all Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar customizations.

Collapse the Ribbon

You can collapse the ribbon to get extra space on the screen. Right click anywhere on the ribbon, and then click Collapse the Ribbon (or press CTRL + F1).

Quick Access Toolbar

By default, the Quick Access Toolbar, located above the ribbon, contains the Save, Undo and Redo button. If you use an Excel command frequently, you can add it to the Quick Access Toolbar.

You can even add commands to the Quick Access Toolbar that are not in the ribbon.

1. Right click anywhere on the ribbon, and then click Customize Quick Access Toolbar.

2. Under Choose commands from, select Commands Not in the Ribbon.

3. Select Form and click Add.

Note: by default, Excel customizes the Quick Access Toolbar for all documents. Under Customize Quick Access Toolbar, select the current saved workbook to only customize the Quick Access Toolbar for this workbook. For example, take a look at the quick access toolbar with the Form command in this Excel file: data-form.xlsx.

4. Click OK.

5. To remove a command from the Quick Access Toolbar, right click the command and then click Remove from Quick Access Toolbar.