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The following table describes each of these major functional areas:
1 The Ribbon Also known as the Fluent User Interface, the ribbon is the contextual
menu at the top of the SharePoint 2010 page that is used to interact with
the current page or activity.
2 Site Actions A drop-down menu, used primarily by authenticated users for managing
many aspects of the SharePoint site.
3 Global
Breadcrumbs
Pop-out
This pop-out menu is the replacement for the global breadcrumbs in
SharePoint 2007. It shows a hierarchical view of the current site with links
to its parent sites.
4 Page State
Action Button
A contextual shortcut button that often displays a quick link for editing
and saving the page.
5 Ribbon
Contextual Tabs
These tabs allow the user to switch between major sections of the ribbon.
They are contextual based on the current activity on the page.
6 Welcome Menu This control shows the current user name and has a drop-down for My Site,
My Profi le, My Settings, Sign in as Di erent User, and Sign Out. When users
are not logged in, the control shows the Sign In link. If language packs are
installed, this control also allows users to switch their language.
7 Developer
Dashboard
Launcher
This button is hidden by default and can be activated with STSADM or
PowerShell. Clicking the button displays the developer dashboard, which
is typically shown at the bottom of the page.
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