How to Exit Full Screen in Excel – 3 Methods

Method 1 – Using the Context Menu to Exit Full Screen

Steps:

• Right-click anywhere in the workbook.
• Select Close Full Screen.

Method 2 – Applying Keyboard Shortcuts

• Press Esc. If you are entering data, you may need to press Esc twice.

Method 3 – Using a VBA Code

Steps:

• Press Alt+F11 to open Microsoft Visual Basic for Application. You can also go to the Developer tab and click Visual Basic.

• Select Insert and choose Module.

• Enter the following code:

Sub Exit_Full_Screen()
Application.DisplayFullScreen = False
End Sub
Sub Enter_Full_Screen()
Application.DisplayFullScreen = True
End Sub

• Press Ctrl+S to save the code.
• Save the file as XLSX.

• Press Alt+F8 to run the Macro. You can also do it by choosing Macros in the Developer tab.
• Select Exit_Full_Screen and click Run.

How to Enter Full-Screen Mode in Excel

• Press Alt+V to enable view mode. Press ‘U’ to enter full screen mode.
• In the previous VBA method, the function Enter_Full_Screen to activate the full-screen mode was included. Run the code.

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