Microsoft 2010Yes, you can!

The New Interface

RibbonLong, wide strip across the topHouses the tools for working in an

applicationDesigned to put options needed in plain

view

Within the Ribbon

TabsReplace Menus that were a part of 2003Eight-nine tabs across the top of each

program File, Home, Insert are same in all

applications The other ones are application

specificClick any tab on the ribbon to display

its buttons and commands

Within the Ribbon

GroupsAppear as sections of the ribbon tabContain a set of related commandsIn the Paragraph group above, you will

find commands for creating bulleted or numbered lists, aligning texts, etc.

Within the Ribbon

Dialog Box LauncherOpens more options for that group

Backstage View

While the Ribbon provides the commands for working in your document, Backstage view shows commands and choices you need to work with the file as a whole.

Common commands

Backstage view tabs

Displays the options for the application you are in

Becomes Part of the Ribbon

Contextual Ribbon TabsAppear only when you need

themWe are clicked on the smiley

face picture, this brought up a contextual Drawings Tools tab which includes Format options for the picture.

Customizing the Ribbon

Ribbon can be customized to suit the way you work

Allows you to turn off the display of tabs you don’t use, as well as create new tabs and groups

You can add a group to an existing tab or move a group to a different tab.

You can also change the order in which the tabs and groups appear.

Quick Access Toolbar

Commands shown in the Quick Access Toolbar are always visible

Favorite commands can be added to this toolbar

Using the Mini Toolbar Floats above selected text and displays

commonly-used formatting choices Initially appears translucent and

then faces in when you move the pointer toward it

Appears automatically whenever you select text

Print Preview and Print The options and tools for Printing and Previewing

documents now appear together in the Print tab in Backstage view

The section on the left shows the print settings and options, while the section on the right displays a preview of the document.

Using Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcuts are activated using the Alt key Once activated, the short cuts appear as screen

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