Excel Ribbon Tabs & Groups – A Complete Guide

In Excel, everything you do—whether it’s formatting, inserting charts, writing formulas, or managing data—happens through the Ribbon. The Ribbon is that big toolbar at the top of Excel, neatly divided into Tabs (like Home, Insert, Data) and Groups (like Clipboard, Font, Alignment).

In this guide, we’ll explore all the Excel Ribbon tabs, their groups, and the commands inside them, so you can quickly find the tool you need and work smarter in Excel.

Tables

PivotTable

Table

Illustrations

Pictures

Shapes

Icons

3D Models

SmartArt

Screenshot

Charts

Insert Column or Bar Chart

Insert Line or Area Chart

Insert Pie or Doughnut Chart

Insert  Statistic Chart

Insert  Scatter Chart

Insert  Waterfall Chart

Insert Combo Chart

Insert Maps Chart

Insert Pivot Chart

Sparklines

Line

Column

Win/Loss

Filters

Slicer

Timeline

Links

Hyperlink

Comments

Insert Comments

Text

Text Box

Header & Footer

WordArt

Signature Line

Object

Symbols

Equation

Symbol

Themes

Themes

Colors

Fonts

Effects

Page Setup

Margins

Orientation

Size

Print Area

Breaks

Background

Print Titles

Scale to Fit

Width

Height

Scale

Sheet Options

Gridlines

Headings

Arrange

Bring Forward

Send Backward

Selection

Pane Align

Group

Rotate

Function Library

Insert Function

AutoSum

Recently Used

Financial

Logical

Text

Date & Time

Lookup & Reference

Math & Trig

More Functions

Defined Names

Name Manager

Define Name

Use in Formula

Create From Selection

Formula Auditing

Trace Precedents

Trace Dependents

Remove Arrows

Show Formulas

Error Checking

Evaluate Formula

Watch Window

Calculation

Calculation Options

Calculate Now

Calculate Sheet

Get & Transform Data

Get Data

From Text/CSV

From WEB

From Table/Range

Recent Sources

Existing Connections

Queries & Connections.

Queries & Connections

Refresh All

Sort & Filter

Sort A-Z

Sort Z-A

Sort Dialog

Filter

Clear

Advanced

Data Tools

Text to Columns

Flash Fill

Remove Duplicates

Data Validation

Consolidate

Data Model

Forecast

What-If Analysis

Forecast Sheet

Outline

Group

Ungroup

Subtotal

Proofing

Spelling

Thesaurus

Workbook Statistics

Accessibility

Check Accessibility

Language

Translate

Comments

New Comment

Delete

Previous Comment

Next Comment

Show Comments

Notes

Protect

Protect Sheet

Protect Workbook

Allow Edit Ranges

Hide Link

Sheet View

Keep

Exit

New

Options

Workbook Views

Normal

Page Break Preview

Page Layout

Custom Views

Show

Ruler

Gridlines

Formula Bar

Headings

Zoom

Zoom

100%

Zoom to Selection

Window

New Window

Arrange All

Freeze Panes

Split

Hide/Unhide

Switch Windows

Macros

View Macros

Record Macro

Use Relative References

Help

Help

Contact Support

Feedback

Community

Community

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