How to remove mailings tab from ribbon

To remove the "Mailings" tab from the ribbon in Microsoft Word, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Using the "Customize Ribbon" dialog box

  1. Open Microsoft Word and go to the "File" menu.
  2. Click on "Options" and then select "Customize Ribbon" from the left-hand menu.
  3. In the "Customize Ribbon" dialog box, uncheck the box next to "Mailings" in the list of available tabs.
  4. Click "OK" to close the dialog box.

Method 2: Using the "Ribbon XML" editor

  1. Open Microsoft Word and go to the "File" menu.
  2. Click on "Options" and then select "Advanced" from the left-hand menu.
  3. Scroll down to the "XML Mapping" section and click on the "Edit" button next to "Customize Ribbon".
  4. In the "Ribbon XML" editor, find the following code:
    <tab idMso="TabMailings" />
  5. Delete the entire line of code.
  6. Click "OK" to close the "Ribbon XML" editor and then click "OK" again to close the "Options" dialog box.

Method 3: Using a registry tweak (for advanced users only)

  1. Open the Windows Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
  2. Navigate to the following key:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Word\Options
  3. Create a new string value called "RemoveMailingsTab" and set its value to "1".
  4. Close the Registry Editor.

Note: The above registry tweak is only applicable for Microsoft Office 2016 and later versions. For earlier versions, you may need to use a different registry key.

After applying any of these methods, the "Mailings" tab should be removed from the ribbon in Microsoft Word.