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You can collapse the Ribbon to get it out of your way; it is, after all, pretty

tall. You do that by clicking the button at the window’s upper-right
corner, or by pressing Ctrl+F1. (Later, you can bring it back by clicking the
button, or by pressing Ctrl+F1 again. But that might not be necessary;
even when the Ribbon is collapsed, its tab names—File, Home, Share,

View, and so on—are still visible for quick clicking.)

Tip

The Ribbon also goes away in Full Screen mode, in which your File Explorer window fills the
entire screen. (Press F11 to start or stop Full Screen mode.)

You can also get rid of it permanently, using the free Ribbon Disabler program. You can download
that from this book’s “Missing CD” page at missingmanuals.com.

But before you go whole-hog into a Ribbon-cutting ceremony, consider
what the Ribbon has to offer.

File Tab

Ha, fooled you! The word “File” here looks like all the other tabs, but it’s
actually a weird kind of menu (Figure 2-5, top). The idea, as always, is to

cram every possible command you might want into one central place, so
you don’t have to hunt.

Note

Many of these commands have submenus (a pointing to the right, containing more commands).
But unlike normal submenus, you don’t have to choose one of the subcommands. For example,
the “Open new window” command has a submenu, but you can click or tap the “Open new
window” command itself. If you do want one of the submenu choices, hit the symbol to see
them.

Here’s a rundown: