How to Use Ribbon Tabs in Microsoft Office 2007 Programs
Microsoft Office 2007 boasts a new navigation tool — the command ribbon that runs through Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access. Use the tabs on the ribbon in each program to work with and within files in every component. The following tables show the commands grouped under each ribbon tab for each of the four programs:
Microsoft Word 2007 Ribbon Tabs
| Ribbon Tab Name |
Command Groups |
| Home |
Clipboard, Font, Paragraph, Styles, and Editing |
| Insert |
Shapes, Pages, Tables, Illustrations, Links, Header &
Footer, Text, and Symbols |
| Page Layout |
Themes, Page Setup, Page Background, Paragraph, and
Arrange |
| References |
Table of Contents, Footnotes, Citation & Bibliography,
Captions, Index, and Table of Authorities |
| Mailings |
Create, Start Mail Merge, Write & Insert Fields, Preview
Results, and Finish |
| Review |
Proofing, Comments, Tracking, Changes, Compare, and
Protect |
| View |
Document Views, Show/Hide, Zoom, and Window |
Microsoft Excel 2007 Ribbon Tabs
| Ribbon Tab Name |
Command Groups |
| Home |
Clipboard, Font, Alignment, Number, Styles, Cells, and
Editing |
| Insert |
Shapes, Tables, Illustrations, Charts, Links, and Text |
| Page Layout |
Themes, Page Setup, Scale to Fit, Sheet Options, and
Arrange |
| Formulas |
Function Library, Named Cells, Formula Auditing, and
Calculation |
| Data |
Get External Data, Manage Connections, Sort & Filter, Data
Tools, and Outline |
| Review |
Proofing, Comments, and Changes |
| View |
Workbook Views, Show/Hide, Zoom, and Window |
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Ribbon Tabs
| Ribbon Tab Name |
Command Groups |
| Home |
Clipboard, Slides, Font, Paragraph, WordArt Styles, and
Editing |
| Insert |
Shapes, Slides, Tables, Illustrations, Links, Text, and Media
Clips |
| Design |
Page Setup, Themes, Background, and Arrange |
| Animations |
Preview, Animations, and Transition To This Slide |
| Slide Show |
Start Slide Show, Set Up, and Monitors |
| Review |
Proofing and Comments |
| View |
Presentation Views, Show/Hide, Zoom, Color/Grayscale, and
Window |
Microsoft Access 2007 Ribbon Tabs
| Ribbon Tab Name |
Command Groups |
| Home |
Views, Clipboard, Font, Rich Text, Records, Sort & Filter,
Window, and Find |
| Create |
Tables, Forms, Reports, and Other |
| External Data |
Import, Export, Collect Data, and SharePoint Lists |
| Database Tools |
Macro, Show/Hide, Analyze, Move Data, Database Tools, and
Administrator |
| Datasheet (Only visible when you have a datasheet open) |
Views, Fields and Columns, Data Type and Formatting, and
Relationships |
