PowerPoint 2007 Ribbon/Button Features
Window Button/Quick Access Tool Bar
The Window button has most of the basic features that used to be
on the File Menu:
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New
Open
Save
Save AS
Print
Prepare
Send
Publish
Close
PowerPoint Options Button – This is where you will find the features that used to be under Tools,
Options in older versions.
The Quick Access Toolbar is the only place where you can customize what buttons you would like to
see. You can add and remove items from this toolbar. To add a button, simply right click on a button
and choose “Add to Quick Access Toolbar”. To remove a button, right click on the button on the toolbar
and choose “Remove from Quick Access Toolbar”.
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Home Tab
1) Clipboard Group**
 Cut
 Copy
 Paste
 Format Painter
 Office Clipboard
2) Slides Group
 New Slide
 Layout
 Reset
 Delete
3) Font Group**
 Font face
 Font Size
 Increase/Decrease Font
 Clear Formatting
 Bold, Italic, Underline
 Strikethrough, Shadow, Spacing
(Tracking)
 Change Case
 Font Color
4) Paragraph Group**
 Bullets
 Numbering
 Increase and Decrease List Indent
 Line spacing
 Alignment –left, center, right, justify
 Text Direction
 Align Text
 Convert to Smart Art
5) Drawing Group**
 Basic Shapes Gallery
 Arrange
 Quick Styles
 Shape Fill
 Shape Outlines
 Shape Effects
6) Editing Group
 Find
 Replace
 Select
Insert Tab
1) Table Group**
 Table
2) Illustrations
 Picture
 ClipArt
 Photo Album
 Shapes
 Smart Art
 Chart
3) Links
 Hyperlink
 Action
4) Text Group
 Text Box
 Header & Footer
 Word Art
 Date/Time
 Slide Number
 Symbol
 Object
5) Media Clips Group
 Movie
 Sounds
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Design Tab
1) Page Setup Group
 Page Setup
 Slide Orientation
2) Themes Group**
 Theme Gallery
 Colors
 Fonts
 Effects
3) Background Group**
 Background Styles
 Hide Background Graphics
Animations Tab
1) Preview Group
 Preview
2) Animations
 Animate
 Custom Animation
3) Transition to This Slide
 Transition Gallery
 Transition Sound
 Transition Speed
 Apply to All
 Advance Slide
i) Mouse Click
ii) Automatically After:____
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Slide Show Tab
1) Start Slide Show Group
 From Beginning
 From Current Slide
 Custom Slide Show
2) Set Up Group
 Set UP Slide Show
 Hide Slide
 Record narration
 Rehearse timings
i) Use Rehearsed Timings
3) Monitors Group
 Resolution___________
 Show Presentation On:____________
 Use Presenter view
Review Tab
1) Proofing Group
 Spelling & Grammar
 Research
 Thesaurus
 Translate
 Language
2) Comments Group
 Show Markup
 New Comment
 Edit Comment
 Delete
 Previous
 Next
3) Protect Group
 Protect Presentation
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View Tab
1) Presentation Views Group
 Normal
 Slide Sorter
 Notes Page
 Slide Show
 Slide Master
 Handout Master
 Notes Master
2) Show/Hide Group
 Ruler
 Gridlines
 Message Bar
3) Zoom Group
 Zoom
 Fit to Window
4) Color/Grayscale
 Color
 Grayscale
 Pure Black and White
5) Window Group
 New Window
 Arrange All
 Cascade
 Move Split
 Switch Windows
6) Macros Group
 Macros
Contextual Ribbons
Picture Tools
1) Adjust Group
 Brightness
 Contrast
 Recolor (Set Transparent Color under
this button)
 Compress Pictures
 Change Picture
 Reset Picture
2) Picture Styles Group**
 Various Thumbnails of styles
 Picture Shape
 Picture Border
 Picture Effects
3) Arrange Group
 Position
 Bring to Front
 Send to Back
 Text Wrapping
 Align
 Group
 Rotate
4) Size Group
 Crop
 Height
 Weight
Created by Sue Gibson, Adult Center for Education, 400 Richards Road, Zanesville, OH 43701