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before you get started on your first
presentation you might want to take a
minute to explore your powerpoint
environment in detail and customize it
in a way that'll work for you for
example the ribbon contains multiple
tabs each with several groups of
commands did you know you can create
your own tabs and your own groups to
make your favorite commands more
convenient it's easy just right-click
anywhere on the ribbon and choose
customize the ribbon now click new tab
to add a new tab of your own your new
tab appears on the list along with a new
group which is the part of the tab that
will hold your commands you can even add
commands to any of the main tabs like
the Home tab as long as you create a new
group in that tab now make sure your new
group is selected then look to the list
on the left for the commands you'd like
to add I want my custom tab to have a
group devoted to formatting so I
immediately see format background here
in the middle all you have to do is
click the command then add another way
to add commands is to drag and drop them
from one list to the other now I'd like
to give my tab a name something
personalized that'll help me find it on
the ribbon just select the tab click
rename and enter it here I'm going to
name mine formatting shortcuts when
you're done click OK and here's my
custom tab now if you find the ribbon is
taking up too much space on your screen
you can minimize it by clicking the tiny
arrow in the upper right corner when the
ribbon is minimized you can make it
reappear by clicking any one of the tabs
but it will disappear again when you're
not using it we're going to go ahead and
expand the ribbon again then turn our
attention to the quick access toolbar in
the upper left corner designed to give
you access to frequently used commands
no matter where you are on the ribbon it
includes save undo and repeat by default
but can be customized to also include
your favorites I personally use new and
open a lot for creating an opening
present
so I'm going to click the drop-down
arrow here to customize the toolbar and
add those commands finally if you're
familiar with PowerPoint 2007 you may
have noticed that the office button is
missing it's been replaced by the file
tab the file tab takes you to the new
backstage view where you can explore all
the options related to your current
presentation and more that includes
things like recent files new and print
it's everything you would have found in
the old office or file menu except now
you have a nice full page view for
example I like the convenience of being
able to adjust the print settings and
see a preview all in one place that
covers the PowerPoint environment in
detail now that we know how to use and
customize the different features
including the backstage view the ribbon
and the quick access toolbar we can
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