Here is a look at changes introduced with MS Office 2007.
Microsoft Office Button – Office Button replaces File menu in previous Office versions. You can save, open new file, set options etc using Button.
Ribbon is the panel at the top and contains all the tabs (such as Home, Insert etc). Tab is then divided into Groups. Group is a collection of features (For example Insert tab has Pages, Links, Texts etc). Commonly used functions are displayed in group. Click the arrow button at the bottom right corner to expand the hidden functions in the group.
Quick Access Toolbar – Quick Access Toolbar is a Toolbar at the top, next to Office Button (You can change it to show below Ribbon, though). This is a collections of commands, you frequently need. You can customize the toolbar and add more options.
Mini Toolbar – Mini toolbar is a collection of common formatting commands. Mini toolbar is displayed when you right click on text or cell.
New file format – With Office 2007, Microsoft introduced new file formats such as docx, xlsx etc. Old doc, xls files are displayed and can be worked upon.
