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A Visual Tour of PowerPoint 2007 - New User Interface

New User Interface - The Ribbon in PowerPoint 2007

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PowerPoint 2007 has a new look, thanks to the new user interface. The most obvious feature is the new Ribbon, replacing the toolbars and menus of old. Contextual tabs and menus have also been improved. When you click on an item, you see only options that pertain to that item.
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The new Ribbon, replaces the Toolbar and menus of previous PowerPoint versions.The New Ribbon in PowerPoint 2007Close ups of the Home Ribbon in PowerPoint 2007Close Up of the Home Ribbon in PowerPoint 2007Choose slide layout from the Home Ribbon in PowerPoint 2007Choose a Slide Layout from the Home RibbonSelections from the new SmartArt feature in PowerPoint 2007New Feature - SmartArt
More in depth Tooltips in PowerPoint 2007New Tooltips In PowerPoint 2007New Contextual Menus in PowerPoint 2007New Feature - Contextual Menus and TabsThemes in PowerPoint 2007 replace the Design Templates of earlier versionsThe Design Ribbon Features ThemesSee previews immediately when you hover your mouse over the slide.Themes Styles - See the Preview Immediately
Theme colors can be changed using color familiesColor Families and Font Families in ThemesBackgrounds are previewed on the slide immediatelyPreview Backgrounds ImmediatelyCustom animations have not changed since the most recent versionsCustom Animations in PowerPoint 2007See a preview of the transition immediately when you choose from the Contextual menuContextual Menus for Transitions
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