What happened to the File menu?

The user interface has been significantly redesigned in the following Microsoft Office system programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook (in the composing and reading windows). The File menu has been replaced with the Microsoft Office Button .

When you click the Microsoft Office Button , you see the same basic commands available in earlier releases of Microsoft Office to open, save, and print your file.

However, in the Office release, more commands are now available, such as Prepare and Publish. For example, in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint by pointing to Prepare, and then clicking Inspect Document, you can check a file for hidden metadata or personal information.

You can also click the Program Name Options command to find the program settings that control things such as your preferences to correct spelling or save a file.

Note Program Name is the name of the program you are in, for example, Word Options.

In Microsoft Office Outlook when you read or create a message, task, contact, or calendar item, you see the new Microsoft Office Button .