Office Button/File Ribbon

Compare the screenshots below. When Microsoft changed from a menu environment to a ribbon environment with the introduction of Word 2007, the File Menu became the Office Button.  This confused many people who were used to seeing the word "File," as in all previous version of Word. Therefore, in Word 2010 the Office Button was replaced by the File Ribbon.

Screenshot of Microsoft Word 2007 pointing out the Office Button


Screenshot of Microsoft Word 2010 pointing out the File Ribbon, which replaced the Office Button

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