Chapter 1: PowerPoint 2016 basics
To permanently redisplay the ribbon 1. Do any of the following:
Double-click any tab name.
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● ● Near the upper-right corner of the app window, click the Ribbon Display Options button, and then click Show Tabs and Commands .
Press Ctrl+F1 .
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To optimize the ribbon for touch interaction 1. On the Quick Access Toolbar, click or tap the Touch/Mouse Mode button, and then click Touch . To specify the items that appear on the status bar 1. Right-click the status bar to display the Customize Status Bar menu. A check mark indicates each item that is currently enabled. 2. Click to enable or disable a status bar indicator or tool. The change is effected immediately. The menu remains open to permit multiple selections. 3. When you finish, click away from the menu to close it. Adapt procedure steps This book contains many images of user interface elements (such as the rib- bons and the app windows) that you’ll work with while performing tasks in PowerPoint on a Windows computer. Depending on your screen resolution or app window width, the PowerPoint ribbon on your screen might look dif- ferent from that shown in this book. (If you turn on Touch mode, the ribbon displays significantly fewer commands than in Mouse mode.) As a result, pro- cedural instructions that involve the ribbon might require a little adaptation. Simple procedural instructions use this format: 1. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click the Chart button. If the command is in a list, our instructions use this format: 1. On the Transitions tab, in the Timing group, click the Sound arrow and then, in the Sound list, click Chime .
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