All Office programs share a common appearance and many of the same features. These features include a Ribbon, which appears instead of the menus and toolbars found in previous versions of Microsoft Office; a Quick Launch toolbar, which features a customisable set of frequently used commands; and scroll bars, which you can use to navigate an open file in a program window. When you learn how to navigate one Office program, you can use the same skills to navigate the others. If you are new to Office, you should take a moment to familiarise yourself with the suite’s various on-screen elements.
A Title Bar
Displays the name of the open file and the Office program.
B Quick Access Toolbar
Displays quick access buttons to the Save, Undo and Redo commands.
C File Tab Menu
Displays a menu of file commands, such as New and Open.
D Ribbon
Displays groups of related commands in tabs. Each tab offers buttons for performing common tasks.
E Status Bar
Displays information about the current worksheet or file.
F Program Window Controls
Displays buttons to minimise the program window, restore the window to full size and close the window.
A Formula Bar
This appears only in Excel. Use this bar to type and edit formulas and perform calculations on your worksheet data.
B Work Area
The area where you add and work with data in a program. Depending on the Office program, the work area may be a document, a worksheet or a slide.
C Document Window Controls
Use these buttons to minimise or restore the current document within the program window.
D Zoom Controls
Use this feature to zoom your view of a document.
E Scroll Bars
Use the vertical and horizontal scroll bars to scroll through the item shown in the work area.