The Ribbon
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Efficiently use the tabs and commands within the Ribbon to create and format presentations.
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The ribbon is a set of tools that appears at the top of the PowerPoint window.
It contains multiple tabs, each with several groups of commands.
You can use the ribbon to access the most common features and functions of PowerPoint.
To use the ribbon in PowerPoint, you can follow these steps.
Select a tab from the ribbon, such as home, insert, design, or transitions.
The ribbon will display the commands related to that tab.
Click on a command from the ribbon to perform an action, such as creating a new slide, inserting a picture, changing the slide layout, or applying a transition effect.
Some commands have a small arrow in the bottom right corner, which means they have more options.
Click on the arrow to open a dialogue box or a dropdown menu with more choices.
How to hide or show the ribbon in PowerPoint.
Sometimes you may want to hide the ribbon in PowerPoint to get more space on the screen.
To do this, select the arrow on the far right of the window and click show tabs only. To undo, Click on one of the tabs and then click into the arrow again and click always show ribbon.