Show or hide the ribbon in PowerPoint on a mobile device

Applies To
PowerPoint for iPad PowerPoint for iPhone PowerPoint for Android tablets PowerPoint for Android phones PowerPoint Mobile

The ribbon shows the actions available on each tab on your screen. While the ribbon is very useful when you are editing your presentation, you might want to minimize or hide the ribbon to increase screen space when you are reading or reviewing it.

On your Android tablet or phone

  • On an Android tablet, you can show or hide the ribbon by tapping the up and down arrows.
    Up arrow
    Down arrow
  • To show the ribbon on an Android phone, tap the Edit icon Button for accessing the editing mode in the PowerPoint mobile apps. or the up arrow Up arrow .
  • To hide the ribbon on an Android phone, tap the down arrow Down arrow .

On your iPad or iPhone

  • To show or hide the ribbon on an iPad, tap any tab (for example, tap Home).
  • To show the ribbon on an iPhone, tap the Edit icon The button to open the editing mode in the PowerPoint mobile apps. .
  • To hide the ribbon on an iPhone, tap the down arrow Down arrow .

On your Windows tablet or phone

  • To show or hide the ribbon on a Windows tablet when you're editing, tap any tab (for example, tap Home).
  • To show or hide the ribbon on a Windows phone when you're editing, tap More More .