[header] How to hide a toolbar from the top of an email message in microsoft outlook [title] Open outlook on your computer. [step] Whether it's part of your start menu, your start screen or is sitting on your desktop, it must be open. [title] Open the email where you'd like to hide the toolbar/ribbon. 
[title] Use the ctrl + f1 keyboard shortcut to hide the ribbon bar from the email message window. [step] Function key at the same time to hide the toolbar.