Word-2007 Application Window

The Ribbon

When you click on menu name in Word 2007, you won't get the traditional drop-down menu. The Word Ribbon replaces the toolbars from earlier versions of Word.

Each Ribbon is divided into different sections, where similar commands are grouped.

You can access more options by clicking on the arrow in the lower-right corner of a section, beside the section title. Moving the mouse scroll wheel while on any of the tabs on the ribbon cycles through the tabs.

The Ribbon can be minimized by double clicking the active section's title, such as the Home text in the picture below.

The Ribbon Customizer lets you organize the Office ribbon to suit your special needs.

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 and Bibliography, Captions, Index, and Table of Authorities

Mailings: Create, Start Mail Merge, Write and Insert Fields, Preview Results, Finish

Review: Proofing, Comments, Tracking, Changes, Compare, Protect;

View:Document Views, Show/Hide, Zoom, Window, Macros