Office 2013 In Depth

2. Navigating and Customizing the Office Interface

The Microsoft Office 2013 applications are designed to make it easy for you to concentrate on the file you are creating, whether it is an Excel workbook or a PowerPoint slide presentation, and quickly access the commands and features that you need as you work. The Office 2013 applications provide an interface that is easy to navigate and customize. As with its predecessor, Office 2010, Office 2013 provides the Ribbon as the place to go when you need to access an application command or feature. In this chapter, we take a look at the interface shared by the Office applications (primarily Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher) and see how best to stay productive as you navigate the various command ...