I work with several documents open at one time, so I frequently resize my
Excel document to display horizontally so only a few rows show at a time.
When I do this, the access to the stupid ribbon bar disappears. The Ctrl +
F1 shortcut to hide/show the ribbon doesn't work in this situation. The only
way I know to get access to it is to Maximize my Excel window each time I
need to change something. (Many options are not available with a
right-click.) Any suggestions?

I HATE THE 2007 SO-CALLED IMPROVEMENTS!