Ribbon

 Ribbon When you first start some of the programs in 2007 Microsoft Office system, you may be surprised by what you see. The menus and toolbars in some programs have been replaced with the Ribbon, which is part of the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface.

The Ribbon as it appears in Microsoft Office Word 2007: 

The Ribbon is designed to help you quickly find the commands that you need to complete a task. Commands are organized in logical groups, which are collected together under tabs. Each tab relates to a type of activity, such as writing or laying out a page. To reduce clutter, some tabs are shown only when needed. For example, the **Picture Tools ** tab is shown only when a picture is selected. [|Microsoft] implemented ribbons in [|Microsoft Office 2007] as part of Microsoft Fluent User Interface [|[1]] and replaces  [|menus], [|toolbars] and many task panes. Microsoft says that this will consolidate all related functionality in one place and hence improve [|usability]

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