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Introducing the Ribbon 11
Tab, standard: The Ribbon comes with a set of standard tabs, each
organized according to the functions of the commands that it contains.
For example, the Insert tab contains command groups to insert shapes,
charts, tables, pictures, and so on. An exception is the Home tab, which is
so-named because this is where you do most of your work in Excel.
If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can navigate quickly among the
Ribbon tabs by hovering the mouse pointer over the Ribbon area and
scrolling the wheel back and forth.
Text box: A box in which you enter a number or text. In general, the
Ribbon associates a text box with another control, such as a spinner or a
drop-down box.
Sizing up the Ribbon
The layout of the Ribbon controls is not static. Depending on your screen
resolution, or the Excel window size, or both, the Ribbon provides one of four
layout options for command groups. If sufficient space is available, the Ribbon
presents a layout that labels commands, displays more commands individually,
and eliminates extra mouse clicks. As you resize the Ribbon downwards (by
reducing the screen resolution or shrinking the size of the Excel window), the
Ribbon rearranges the layout of some of the command groups by first resizing
command buttons (larger buttons become smaller), then removing labels
from commands, and finally reducing the groups to single large buttons (see
Figure 1-4). To access the commands in a command group that the Ribbon
resizes to a single button, you must first click the button to display a menu and
then select the command.
Figure 1-4
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