Remember "Show tabs" setting in OneNote ribbon?

Anonymous
2013-02-25T19:08:17+00:00

I have a question regarding permanently showing the ribbon tabs in full screen mode. In Office 2013, going into full screen mode means that everything is hidden, except for a very short horizontal bar across the top of the screen. To access anything on the ribbon, I have to click on this bar to show the ribbon first. If I want to pin the ribbon so that tabs are visible at all times in full screen mode, I have to click on this bar, click a menu button near the minimize button (also hidden in full screen), and then click Show Tabs. However, OneNote does not remember this setting. Thus, every time I exit full screen mode or restart OneNote and then reenter full screen mode, I have to re-pin the ribbon again.

How do I get OneNote to remember this setting permanently? It worked in OneNote 2010.

Thanks!

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Anonymous
2017-01-31T01:51:50+00:00

Hey all! OneNote engineer here :)

Update: This has been fixed in all standard Office 365 deployments with build 7766.2060. Simply update to enjoy!

Starting with Version 1701 Build 7766.2029 and later (see File=>Accounts to check your build number) OneNote 2016 O365 will remember any changes you make to the full screen mode ribbon settings both during and between sessions.

As of 1/30/2017 this is deployed to Insiders Fast and will be making its way to "Current Channel" production on 2/14. If you want this change now you can switch to "Insiders Fast" and you can switch back and fourth fairly easily.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-02-04T21:03:48+00:00

    OK, here's a workaround that reduces the number of clicks:

    In the Quick Access Toolbar, go to "All Commands", and add the "Hide the Ribbon" button to the QAT.  

    Despite the name, the "Hide the Ribbon" button actually toggles between hidden, tabs only, and tabs+commands.  

    Once you go fullscreen, tap the three dots to bring down the ribbon, then tab the "Hide the Ribbon" button in the QAT.  That will toggle you directly to the Tabs+QAT view.  

    Alan

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-03-11T13:59:04+00:00

    A modification of the workaround from the previous post:

    As I'm using OneNote on a tablet, often without a keyboard, I wanted to eliminate the need to press F12, having instead the ribbon tabs shown just after touching the usual FullScreen button in the program. This is done by the following AHK script (see the comments within):

    ; OneNote: show ribbon tabs when clicking fullscreen button.

    ; Needs the command "Hide the ribbon" to be set as

    ; the first item in the Quick Access Toolbar.

    ; The specific numerical button boundaries are valid for the standard screen of ATIV-500.

    ; They should be changed to the appropriate values on other screens.

    #IfWinActive, ahk_class Framework::CFrame

    LButton::

    MouseGetPos, x, y

    if (x > 1080 and x < 1125 and y > 156 and y < 200)

    {

    send {F11}

    send !1

    }

    else

    Send, {LButton}

    return

    #IfWinActive

    To find the button boundaries on another screen one may use the following script to get the coordinates of the button corners:

    #IfWinActive, ahk_class Framework::CFrame

    LButton::

    MouseGetPos, x, y

    Msgbox, %x% %y%

    return

    #IfWinActive

    Thanks Dmitry_975, I added some code to your work for Microsoft Surface pro 3.

    So now it also check if the Surface is in landscape or portraite mode (using one note 2013 in touch mode):

    ; OneNote: show ribbon tabs when clicking fullscreen button.

    ; Needs the command "Hide the ribbon" to be set as

    ; the first item in the Quick Access Toolbar.

    ; The specific numerical button boundaries are valid for the standard screen of ATIV-500.

    ; They should be changed to the appropriate values on other screens.

    #IfWinActive, ahk_class Framework::CFrame

    LButton::

    MouseGetPos, x, y

    if (A_ScreenWidth = 2160)

    {

    if (x > 1763 and x < 1840 and y > 289 and y < 361)

    {

    send {F11}

    send !1

    }

    else

    Send, {LButton}

    return

    }

    if (A_ScreenWidth = 1440)

    {

    if (x > 1043 and x < 1120 and y > 290 and y < 365)

    {

    send {F11}

    send !1

    }

    else

    Send, {LButton}

    return

    }

    #IfWinActive

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-03-25T16:10:03+00:00

    Guys, I have managed to create a macro using the Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center. I have mapped the middle mouse button to do the following: 1) go to full screen; 2) unhide the ribbon; 3)collapse the ribbon. If you put in enough milliseconds between the commands it works great.

    Please look at the print screen below.

    Hope this will be of help for anyone.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-05-27T19:58:39+00:00

    Added my vote on the uservoice page (thanks Alex!) and adding my name to the list here too.

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