How to expand ribbon icons?

[dvolkov]

I just upgraded from 2012 to 2014 Professional, and on my ribbon all of the tools appear to have been grouped/minimized, making it a pain just to click on even the most commonly-used tools.

For example, when I am in the Sketch tab, all of the tools are grouped and hidden under a cateogry, such as the "Draw" category, and I need to first click on Draw to be able to select a Line or Rect or whatnot.

How can I expand these out so that all tools are displayed for a given tab?

[jalger · Accepted solution]

See the white Arrow beside the rest of the tabs (beside Sketch in your screenshot).

Click the arrow and it Cycles through 4 view options:

Full >Images (what you're Currently on) > Text > Hidden (you have to click on it to see the ribbon)

In your case you should need 3 clicks, (move to text, hidden and back to full)

I hope this helps,

James

[rs]

Great tip, been trying to find out how to do this for ages - it's well hidden! - Thanks

[0x3FA5]

Thank you! Finally found the solution. :))

This is the most counter-intuitive and stupid so far.

[brycewaguespack44]

Super helpful! Thanks much!

[SCCMAL]

Thanks, I'm using AutoCAD Electrical but found the white arrow, AutoCAD, it's a love hate relationship :-)..

[clendem2]

Thank You!!! 🙂