You can also ungroup worksheet tabs by clicking any non-grouped tab. To regroup worksheets and tabs, hold "Ctrl," click the tabs for the worksheets you want to group and then release the "Ctrl" key.

Launch Excel. Open the worksheet containing the excess Tab symbols that you want to remove. Open the "Find and Replace" dialog box by pressing "Ctrl-H" on your keyboard. Alternatively, click "Find ...

Navigating the Excel Ribbon The key to navigating the Microsoft Excel ribbon is understanding what the Alt key does. When I press and release Alt, a letter appears next to each tab on the ribbon.

Regarding Barbara Heard's query on the behaviour of the Tab key in Excel, it is possible that she has activated the Lotus 1-2-3 transition navigation keys which makes Excel work like 1-2-3.