Ribbon in PowerPoint

The “Ribbon” in PowerPoint is a long strip at the top of the application screen that provides access to all the features and commands in PowerPoint.

A ribbon contains elements such as tabs, groups, commands, more buttons, dropdowns, etc. that make it easy to find a command and complete a task.

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What is a Ribbon in PowerPoint?

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Contents of a Ribbon

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Contextual Tabs

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Gallery

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Group

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Commands

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