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If it disappears try &nbsp; CTRL-F1
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As per Edward's comment, CTRL+F1 works great<br />
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The CTRL F1 works, but you have to do it each time entering Excel, etc. &nbsp;Doing the repair suggested by John works all the time and was easy to do. &nbsp;Thanks!
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You are very welcome and I was happy to help.
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If you see it again, just pin it after CTRL+F1.<br />
A lot quicker that repairing Office<br />
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When I open an Excel file the Ribbon doesn't default to Home. &nbsp;When opening Publisher, only headings show, not the Ribbon. &nbsp;What can I do to correct this?<br />
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Judith
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When I open an Excel file the Ribbon doesn't default to Home.  When opening Publisher, only headings show, not the Ribbon.  What can I do to correct this?

Judith

My MS 2013 Ribbon has disappeared or does not go to Home as default.

Microsoft Office is an integrated suite of applications that includes Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio and InfoPath, along with a number of tools to assist in making the individual components work together. Coding within and between the projects is done in Visual Basic for Applications, known as VBA.