Customize the Ribbon in Excel 2013

Last update on August 19 2022 21:50:55 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Introduction

Excel 2013 has a tabbed ribbon concept instead of the traditional menu system. The ribbon in excel 2013 is a container of plenty of tabs and each tab contain some commands group and each group contains lots of commands. Ribbon can be customized by the user by including or excluding any command into any main tabs or tool tabs or from main tabs or tool tabs, as well as new main tabs or group tabs can also be created.

Customize the Ribbon:

Right-click the Ribbon and then select Customize the Ribbon... from the drop-down menu.

The Excel Options dialog box will appear. To create a new tab within the main tab click on New Tab show below.

A new tab will be created within the main tabs, by default. You can create the new tab in other tabs also by choosing from Customize the Ribbon drop down menu. You can change its name using Rename button and to type a suitable name for this tab. The picture shown below.

By default, the new group tab under the main tabs will be selected. You can change the name of the group tab by using Rename button and to type a suitable name for this group. You can choose any command item from the left side within the command lists and click Add button or drag it the right side within the selected group. Similarly, you can remove any command from any group by using Remove button.