thinkcell ribbon controls

thinkcell adds ribbon controls—that is, tabs, groups, and commands—in PowerPoint and Excel. By default, the thinkcell tab in PowerPoint and Excel includes popular commands from thinkcell and Microsoft Office to help streamline your workflow. You can customize the thinkcell tab, as well as other tabs, groups, and commands on the ribbon.

The thinkcell ribbon in PowerPoint

By default, you can find thinkcell commands on the thinkcell, Insert, Design, Review, and Help tabs in PowerPoint. If your ribbon looks different from what's described in the manual, your organization may have its own default ribbon configuration.

The thinkcell tab contains thinkcell and PowerPoint commands that are organized from left to right to reflect the process of creating a presentation. To learn more about the thinkcell tab's groups and commands, see The thinkcell tab in PowerPoint.

On the Insert tab, the thinkcell group also contains popular thinkcell commands.

If you've installed thinkcell but can't see it in PowerPoint, see KB0004.

The thinkcell tab in PowerPoint

By default, the PowerPoint thinkcell tab contains the following groups. If your thinkcell tab looks different, your organization may have its own default ribbon configuration.

The thinkcell ribbon in Excel

By default, you can find thinkcell commands on the thinkcell, Insert, and Formulas tabs in Excel. If your ribbon looks different from what's described in the manual, your organization may have its own default ribbon configuration.

The thinkcell tab contains thinkcell and Excel commands that are organized from left to right to reflect the process of working with data. To learn more about the thinkcell tab's groups and commands, see The thinkcell tab in Excel.

On the Insert tab, the thinkcell group also contains popular thinkcell commands.

The thinkcell tab in Excel

By default, the Excel thinkcell tab contains the following groups. If your thinkcell tab looks different, your organization may have its own default ribbon configuration.

Customize thinkcell ribbon controls

On Windows, you can customize the thinkcell tab and other thinkcell ribbon controls—that is, commands, groups, and tabs—in PowerPoint and Excel. For example, you can reorder controls for easier access to your most-used commands, rename controls, and remove controls that you rarely use.

On Windows and Mac, you can Remove the thinkcell tab.

If your organization has its own default ribbon customization, or if you have installed other add-ins, these may override your changes to the ribbon the next time that you open PowerPoint or Excel.

Customize thinkcell ribbon controls on Windows

Windows only

To customize the thinkcell controls on the PowerPoint or Excel ribbon, follow these steps:

1. Open the app whose ribbon you want to customize—that is, PowerPoint or Excel.
2. Right-click the ribbon and select Customize the Ribbon.
3. In the Customize the Ribbon dialog, find the thinkcell controls that you want to customize.
   • The thinkcell tab: open the Customize the Ribbon dropdown menu on the right and select Main Tabs. In Main Tabs, find thinkcell (Custom).
   • All thinkcell commands: open the Choose commands from dropdown menu on the left and select Main Tabs. In the Choose commands from list, in Main Tabs, open thinkcell Commands > thinkcell Commands.
4. Customize the thinkcell controls on the ribbon: reposition, add, remove, or rename controls.
   • To reposition a control on the ribbon, under the Customize the Ribbon list on the right, drag the control to the position that you want, or select the control and use the Move Up or Move Down arrows.
   • To add a command to the ribbon, under the Choose commands from list on the left, select the command that you want to add. Under the Customize the Ribbon list on the right, select the group that you want to add the command to. Select Add.
   • To remove a control from the ribbon, under the Customize the Ribbon list on the right, right-click the control that you want to remove and select Remove.
   • To rename a tab, group, or custom command, under the Customize the Ribbon list on the right, right-click the control that you want to rename, select Rename, and enter a new name. Select OK.
   • For more ways to customize the ribbon, see Microsoft Support.
5. When you're finished, select OK.

To restore the default ribbon configuration, in the Customize the Ribbon dialog, select Reset > Reset all customizations. In the dialog that opens, select Yes.

To restore the default thinkcell tab, on the Insert tab, select Tools > Restore thinkcell tab . If the Tools menu is not on the ribbon, first add it to the ribbon using the Customize the Ribbon dialog.

Remove the thinkcell tab

You can remove the thinkcell tab from the PowerPoint and Excel ribbons.

Windows

On Windows, to remove the thinkcell tab, follow these steps:

1. Open the app whose thinkcell tab you want to remove—that is, PowerPoint or Excel.
2. Right-click the ribbon and select Customize the Ribbon.
3. In the Customize the Ribbon dialog, in the Customize the Ribbon list, clear the check mark beside thinkcell (Custom).
4. Select OK.

To restore the default thinkcell tab, on the Insert tab, select Tools > Restore thinkcell tab . If the Tools menu is not on the ribbon, first add it to the ribbon using the Customize the Ribbon dialog (see Customize thinkcell ribbon controls).

Mac

On Mac, to remove the thinkcell tab, follow these steps:

1. Open the app whose thinkcell tab you want to remove—that is, PowerPoint or Excel.
2. On the ribbon, go to the Insert tab. In Tools , clear the check mark beside Show thinkcell tab .

To restore the default thinkcell tab, in Tools , select Show thinkcell tab .

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To see how the thinkcell tab reduces mouse clicks and improves productivity, read this blog article.