How to show or restore ribbon in Outlook?
Sometimes when you open the Outlook application, you might see the Outlook Ribbon disappears from Outlook interface just like below screenshot shows. Without the Ribbon, the daily work become complicated and time-consuming. With this article, you will learn how to quickly show or restore Outlook Ribbon.
Show or restore Ribbon in Outlook 2010
Show or restore Ribbon in Outlook 2013
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Show or restore Ribbon in Outlook 2010
In Outlook 2010, you can easily show the Ribbon as follows.
1. In Outlook interface, you can see there is a 
button staying under the Close button. Please click this button to expand the Outlook Ribbon. Or you also can use shortcut key Ctrl + F1 to expand or minimize the Ribbon.
Show or restore Ribbon in Outlook 2013
In Outlook 2013, there is a little difference in showing Ribbon, please do as follows.
1. Please click the Ribbon Display Options 
button. See screenshot:
2. After clicking the Ribbon Display Options button, select Show Tabs and Commands in the drop-down list.
Or you can just click on any tab on Outlook interface and then click the Pin the ribbon 
button. See screenshot:
Note: The shortcut key Ctrl + F1 can also be used to expand Ribbon in Outlook 2013.
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