Microsoft® Office® Professional 2013 Plain & Simple

Chapter 2. Getting started with Office 2013

In this section:

• Launching Office 2013

• Adding Office 2013 to the Windows 8 desktop

• Exploring the look and feel of Office 2013

• Learning the Office 2013 screen

• Using the ribbon

• Displaying minibars

• Changing the ribbon display

• Going backstage

This is the section in which you get to say hello to Office 2013. Whether you’re using Office 2013 with Windows 8 or Windows 7, you’ll find the new, clean interface, the roomier display, the flexibility of the ribbon, and the new minibars make it easier than ever to work with your Microsoft Office apps in the way that is most comfortable for you.

This section shows you how to launch Office 2013 and explore the look and feel of the program window. You’ll also find out how to use ...