How to Bring Back the Ribbon in Office 2013 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint 2013)
When you open an Office 2013 program (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher), the Ribbon is hidden from view until you left click on one of the tabs. You can turn the Ribbon "on" so that you can see all of the commands all of the time. This process is the same in all the Office 2013 programs.