Arrangement of Tools in PowerPoint 2007

When you open PowerPoint 2007, you will notice that it looks quite different from PowerPoint 2000 and
PowerPoint 2003. The same tools are all there, but they are arranged very differently and new features have
been added.
If you are already familiar with PowerPoint 2000 or 2003, it may take you a while to adjust to this new
arrangement of tools. This tutorial uses PowerPoint 2007 and you can use it as a quick reference guide for
most of the common tools.

MS OFFICE BUTTON contains the main File Functions:

•   New, Open, Save, Save as, Print, Print Preview, etc.

 QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR contains shortcuts to Save, Undo, and Repeat

RIBBON TABS - Each Ribbon Tab displays a Ribbon that
provides a set of Tool Groups. The Ribbon Tab and the Tool
Groups correspond to the Menu and Toolbar in previous
versions of Excel.

•   Tool Groups - Each Tool Group's name is shown at the bottom of the Group

o  Example - Home Tab
o  Both the Clipboard and Font Tool Groups display their names at the bottom of their Group (see image at        
right)

•  To Change Tool Groups click on the appropriate Ribbon Tab in the Ribbon
• Examples
• Home Tab - Tool Groups for ClipBoard, Font, Alignment, and Cell Formatting
• Insert Tab - Tool Groups for inserting Images, Charts, and Text Boxes
• Dialog Box Launch Arrow
• Some Tool Groups have a small arrow in the bottom right-hand corner
• Clicking on this arrow will open a Dialog Box which offers  more options and settings related to that Tool Group

In PowerPoint 2007, you will find that tools with similar uses are organized so that they are usually found within the same Tool Group or at least within one Ribbon. If you do not find a tool in the Ribbon you think it should be in, try exploring the other Ribbon Tabs.