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At the top of all Office programs there is a toolbar called the selection ribbon . It is designed to help you quickly find the commands you need to complete a task.
The selection ribbon has tabs and the tabs have groups , with buttons inside them that are menus or commands .
The text or image on the button is often suggestive, but when you hover over the button, an explanation appears. For example, the B button in the image above will have an explanation Bold (Ctrl+B)
For example, we may talk about
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### The File command
The first command, File
Task: Examine the change in size of the selection ribbon
The selection ribbon does not always look the same. It has plenty of buttons, and Office programs adapt it to the space available. In practice, this means that some groups may be reduced to a button. Clicking on the button opens the contents of the group.
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Open a Word document you've already edited or create a new one if you need to.
Narrow and widen the window and see how this affects the selection ribbon.
In the text, click on a word with your mouse and make it bold.
Task: Situational tabs
In addition to the basic tabs, new tabs may appear at the end of the selection ribbon.
For example, if you have selected an image, you will have access to the Picture Format
Add an image to your document and select it. Once the image is selected, check if you have access to the Picture Format
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### Add an image
Add an image after the text using the Pictures Illustrations Insert Online Pictures
Image selection
Click on the image to select it. Then click on the Insert
Task: Hide and restore the selection ribbon
The selection ribbon can be hidden so that only the tab names are visible. In this case, there is more space in the window for the document's content. When a tab name is clicked on with the mouse (single click), the ribbon appears, but disappears again when clicking anywhere in the document.
Hide and restore the selection ribbon.
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Hide the selection ribbon
To hide the selection ribbon, double-click on the name of a tab with the mouse.
Restore the selection ribbon
To restore the selection ribbon to its original size, double-click again on the name of a tab.
Understanding how the selection ribbon works will give you confidence and courage to use Office applications. For example, it is not uncommon for a user to accidentally hide a selection bar and never see it again.
Next, we'll look at how you can easily undo the changes you've made to a document. Shall we mark this as completed and move on?
