Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated March 19, 2022)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, and Word in Microsoft 365
Donna is in charge of preparing a document that will be used throughout her company. She would like the document, when opened, to "minimize" the ribbon at the top of the screen and then, when closed, return the ribbon to its "pre-opening" state. This would be done to provide the maximum screen area for the document. Donna figures that this will take a macro to accomplish, but she's not sure which commands to use to accomplish the task.
There is an amazing shortage of information available on working with the ribbon in VBA. In fact, the only method we've been able to locate that will minimize the ribbon is the following:
ActiveWindow.ToggleRibbon
This method is the same as pressing Ctrl+F1. It toggles the ribbon, changing it from maximized to minimized, and vice-versa. This, of course, is not what Donna wants to do; she wants to make sure it is minimized. Using the ToggleRibbon method, you can "fudge" a way to figure out whether the ribbon is minimized or not. Consider the following example macros.
Dim w As Variant Dim h1 As Long Dim h2 As Long Dim StartedWithRibbon As Boolean Private Sub Document_Open() Set w = ActiveWindow h1 = w.UsableHeight w.ToggleRibbon h2 = w.UsableHeight If h1 < h2 Then StartedWithRibbon = False Else StartedWithRibbon = True w.ToggleRibbon End If End Sub
Private Sub Document_Close() Set w = ActiveWindow h1 = w.UsableHeight w.ToggleRibbon h2 = w.UsableHeight If h2 < h1 Then If StartedWithRibbon Then w.ToggleRibbon Else If Not StartedWithRibbon Then w.ToggleRibbon End If End Sub
There are actually two macros here, one automatically triggered when a document is opened and the other triggered when it is closed. The macros check the height of the active window, storing it in the h1 variable. It then toggles the ribbon and again checks the active window height, storing it in h2. By comparing the two values, you can determine whether the ribbon is minimized or not and then act accordingly.
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2022-03-21 12:41:31
Paul
Very clever!
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