Using Groups and Commands

A Group contains buttons with icons. PowerPoint 2007 includes many built-in icons in each Group within the corresponding Tab on the Ribbon. For example, the icons for the functions Cut, Copy, and Paste are on the Home Tab/Clipboard Group. You may use the Drop Down Arrow to see additional functions.

The QuickAccess Toolbar and the Office Button also give you access to many functions. We will look at these tools in the next two tutorial sections.

 

The most commonly icons used in this tutorial are listed in the table below:

Icon Function PowerPoint 2007 Location
Creates a new document. Office Button, New, Blank Document
Opens an existing document Office Button, Open
Saves open document Office Button, Save or
Quick Access Toolbar Save Icon
Prints open document. Office Button, Print Icon
Previews document prior to printing Office Button, Print Preview
Checks spelling in the worksheet. Review Tab, Proofing Group, Spelling & Grammar Icon

Cuts selected data out of worksheet and places it on the clipboard. Home Tab, Clipboard Group, Cut Icon
Copies selected data to clipboard. Home Tab, Clipboard Group, Copy Icon
Pastes data from the clipboard into the worksheet. Home Tab, Clipboard Group, Paste Icon
Applies a style to selected cells. Home Tab, Editing Group, Format Painter Icon
Inserts a new slide behind the current slide and moves the cursor to the new slide. Home Tab, Slides Group, New Slide Icon
You can use layouts to arrange objects and text on a slide. Home Tab, Slides Group, Layout Icon
Deletes the current slide. Home Tab, Slides Group, Delete Icon
Allows user to select from a variety of pre-drawn shapes. Home Tab, Drawing Group, Shapes Icon
Applies the chosen font to selected text. Home Tab, Font Group, Font Icon
Applies a font size to selected text. Home Tab, Font Group, Font Size Icon
Applies bold format to selected text. Home Tab, Font Group, Bold Icon
Applies italic format to selected text. Home Tab, Font Group, Italics Icon
Applies an underline to selected text. Home Tab, Font Group, Underline Icon
Aligns data to the left in the selected text. Home Tab, Paragraph Group, Align Left Icon
Centers data in the selected text Home Tab, Paragraph Group, Align Center Icon
Applies a chosen color to shade specified shape. Home Tab, Drawing Group, Shape Fill Icon
Applies a chosen color to specified text. Home Tab, Font Group, Font Color Icon
Inserts a picture from a file Insert Tab Illustrations Group, Picture Icon
Allows user to browse and insert clipart from a variety of collections Insert Tab, Illustrations Group, ClipArt Icon
Provides a box in which the user can type text onto a slide Insert Tab, Text Group, Text Box Icon
Insert a movie into the presentation Insert Tab, Media Clips Group, Movie Icon
Insert sound clips into the presentation Insert Tab, Media Clips Group, Sound Icon
Set margins, choose portrait or landscape orientation, and choose from a variety of page types. Design Tab, Page Setup Group, Page Setup Icon
The Themes Group allows the user to choose from a variety of slide styles and color combinations. Design Tab, Themes Group
Choose from a variety of background styles to apply to one slide or all the slides in the presentations Design Tab, Background Group, Background Icon
Easily add effects to object on a slide. Animations Tab, Animations Group, Custom Animation Icon
Select from a wide variety of sounds to accompany your transition or custom animation Animations Tab, Animations Group, Transition Sound Icon
Slide Show Group Select to start at Slide 1, any slide from beginning to end or change the order of the slides for different presentations Slide Show Tab, Slide Show Group