Menus
When you begin to explore Word 2007 you will notice a new look to the menu bar. You should remember three features as you work within Word 2007:
- The Microsoft Office Button
- The Quick Access Toolbar
- The Ribbon
The Microsoft Office Button
The Microsoft Office button performs many of the functions that were located in the File menu of older versions of Word. This button allows you to create a new document, open an existing document, save or save as, print, send (through email or fax), publish or close.
The Ribbon
The Ribbon is the panel at the top portion of the document. It has seven tabs: Home, Insert, Page Layout, References, Mailings, Review, and View that contain many new and existing features of Word. Each tab is divided into groups. The groups are logical collections of features designed to perform functions that you will utilize in developing or editing your Word document. Commonly used features are displayed on the Ribbon, to view additional features within each group, click on the arrow at the bottom right of each group.
Each of the tabs contains the following tools:
Home: Clipboard, Fonts, Paragraph, Styles, and Editing.
Insert: Pages, Tables, Illustrations, Links, Header & Footer, Text, and Symbols.
Page Layout: Themes, Page Setup, Page Background, Paragraph, Arrange.
References: Table of Contents, Footnote, Citation & Bibliography, Captions, Index, and Table of Authorities.
Mailings: Create, Start Mail Merge, Write & Insert Fields, Preview Results, Finish.
Review: Proofing, Comments, Tracking, Changes, Compare, Protect.
View: Document Views, Show/Hide, Zoom, Window, Macros.
Quick Access Toolbar
The quick access toolbar is a customizable toolbar that contains commands that you may want to use. You can place the quick access toolbar above or below the ribbon. To change the location of the quick access toolbar, click on the arrow at the end of the toolbar and click on Show Below the Ribbon.
You can also add items to the quick access toolbar. Right click on any item in the Office Button or the Ribbon and click on Add to Quick Access Toolbar and a shortcut will be added to the Quick Access Toolbar.
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