Working with Menus and Toolbars -
| | To view the contents of a menu, click the menu name . The menu drops down from the menu bar to reveal a list of commands. | -
| | To execute a command, click the command name. | -
| | PowerPoint carries out the command, which may sometimes involve you selecting additional options from a dialog box. | -
| | Some commands reveal an additional submenu of commands. Move the mouse pointer over the command to view a submenu. | INTRODUCTION Use PowerPoint's menus and toolbars to execute commands and perform tasks . The menu bar groups related commands and tasks under menu names . For example, the File menu includes commands to help you work with PowerPoint files. Toolbars contain clickable shortcuts, in the form of buttons , to common commands. | NOTE Opening Dialog Boxes Menu commands followed by three dots open a dialog box of more options you can choose from. | TIP Issuing Keyboard Commands You can also use your keyboard to execute menu commands in PowerPoint. Pressing the Alt key along with the underlined letter in a menu name opens the menu onscreen. | -
| | To execute a toolbar command, click the command's toolbar button. | -
| | PowerPoint carries out the command, which may involve you selecting additional options from a dialog box. | -
| | To view additional toolbar buttons, click the Toolbar Options button. | -
| | A pop-up menu of additional buttons appears. Click a button to execute the command. | TIP Using Shortcut Keys Shortcut keys appear next to certain command names and allow you to execute the command without using a menu. For example, you can press F7 to access the Spelling command. | TIP Which Button Is Which? To find out the name of any toolbar button, simply move your mouse over the button and pause. A ScreenTip appears with the button name. | TIP Hiding and Displaying Toolbars To hide a toolbar so that it no longer appears on the screen, select View, Toolbars , and then select the toolbar you want to hide. To display the toolbar again, repeat this procedure. | |