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The implementation of the Ribbon, part of the
MS Office Fluent user interface, serves to group commands
together in a way that is more logical and user-friendly. It
is organised into tabs, each relating to a type of activity,
e.g. Mailings and Page Layout.
Office 2007 is limited in the extent you can change how your
Ribbon appears, but 2010 delivers more options for
customisation.
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Lessen
the size of the ribbon to make more space for
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Reposition the Quick Access Toolbar above or
below the Ribbon |
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Add or
rearrange commands |
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Add
new tabs |
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Change the
size of the Ribbon
In both Office 2007 and 2010 you can minimise
the size of the Ribbon, either for a short time, or so that
it always appears this way until you change your settings
back to have it appear in full size.
Minimise the Ribbon for a short time
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To
minimise the Ribbon quickly, double-click on
the heading for the tab you have open. For
example, if you are in the Home tab,
double-click on this. The Ribbon will
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From the drop down menu, click on Minimize
the Ribbon |
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To
restore it again, double-click on the same
tabs heading |
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You can also minimise or restore the ribbon
quickly using the keyboard shortcut CTRL +
F1 |
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Keep the Ribbon
minimised
Office 2007 also offers a way to keep the Ribbon minimised.
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Click on the Customize Quick Access Toolbar |
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From the drop-down menu, click on Minimize
the Ribbon |
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To
restore the Ribbon to its full size, click
on Customize Quick Access Toolbar again |
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From the drop-down menu click on Minimize
the ribbon to uncheck it |
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Reposition the Quick Access Toolbar to above or below the
Ribbon
In Office
2007:
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Click on the Office button in the top
left-hand corner of the screen |
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Click on Word options at the bottom of the
dialog box |
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Click on Show Quick Access Toolbar below the
Ribbon |
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To
move the Quick Access Toolbar back above
Ribbon, uncheck the box |
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In Office 2010: |
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Click on the Customize Quick Access Toolbar |
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From the drop-down menu click on Show Below
the Ribbon |
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To move it back above the Ribbon, repeat the
process, selecting Show Above the Ribbon |
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Add or
rearrange commands on the Ribbon in Office 2010
Unfortunately, Office 2007 doesnt allow you
to add or remove commands, but 2010 does allow you to
customise the Ribbon in this way.
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Click the File tab on the Ribbon |
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Click on Options |
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Click on Customize the Ribbon |
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Choose the command that you would like to
add to the Ribbon |
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Click on the tab you wish this command to be
added and click on new group (you can only
add a command to a custom group, but you can
actually add a new tab if you want to - see
below) |
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Click Add, then OK when you have added all
the commands you want to. |
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Add a new tab in Office 2010 |
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Click on the File tab on the Ribbon |
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Click on Options |
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Click on Customize the Ribbon |
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Click on New Tab |
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To give your new tab a name, right click on
New Tab (Custom) and type in your new name. |
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