Datasheet

1. Click the downward-pointing arrow that appears to the right of the

Undo icon in the Quick Access toolbar.

A pull-down menu appears.

2. Click Minimize the Ribbon.

Office 2007 hides the Ribbon and only displays the tabs. To display the

Ribbon again, repeat these two steps.

Using the Ribbon

The Ribbon organizes commands into categories called contextual tabs. Each

tab displays a different group of commands. For example, the Page Layout tab

displays only those commands related to designing a page, and the Insert

tab displays only those commands related to inserting items into a file, such

as a page break or a picture, as shown in Figure 1-12.

Using the Ribbon is a two-step process. First, you must click the tab that con-

tains the command you want. Second, you click the actual command.

Tabs act exactly like traditional pull-down menus. Whereas a pull-down menu

simply displays a list of commands, tabs display a list of icons that represent

different commands.

Deciphering Ribbon icons

The main idea behind organizing commands within tabs is to avoid over-

whelming you with a barrage of different commands. Although most icons

include a short text description, you can get additional help deciphering dif-

ferent icons through ScreenTips, which typically displays the following, as

shown in Figure 1-13:

Figure 1-12:

Each tab

displays a

different

group of

commands.

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