Microsoft Office Inside Out: 2013 Edition

Chapter 3. Using and Customizing the Office Interface

Mastering Office Backstage view

Using and customizing the ribbon

Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar

Using and customizing the status bar

Using keyboard shortcuts

Arranging and switching between document windows

SEVEN of the eight programs in the Office 2013 family share a common, ribbon-based layout, with a set of interface elements and a typographic design that are strikingly similar. (The exception is Lync, which we will ignore for the balance of this chapter.)

Thanks to this common layout, you can find the same elements in the same positions, regardless of which Office program you’re using. A ribbon filled with commands appears at the top of the window, occupying the window’s full width; a much ...