Display or hide sheet tabs

Microsoft Office Excel 2003

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  • On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the View tab.
  • Select or clear the Sheet tabs check box. When displaying sheet tabs, you may also need to expand the tab scrolling area.

    Tab scrolling buttons

    • Display more or fewer sheet tabs

    1. Point to the tab split bar.

      Tab split bar

    2. When the pointer changes to a split pointer Split pointer, drag the tab split bar to the right or left.

      To return the tab split bar to its original position, double-click the tab split bar.

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      You can activate a sheet by right-clicking any tab scrolling button and then selecting the sheet you want from the shortcut menu.

    ShowIf the sheet names are cut off or difficult to read

    Increase the scroll bar height. In the Microsoft Windows Control Panel, double-click the Display icon, click the Appearance tab, click Scrollbar in the Item list, and then increase the number in the Size box.

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