Learn to add and rename Ribbon tabs in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows.
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint 2013 for Windows
OS: Windows 7 and higher
The Ribbon that you see within the PowerPoint 2013 user interface was designed to solve a problem, older versions of PowerPoint that were populated with menus and toolbars ended with so many submenus and toolbars that many users did not know if a specific feature even existed in PowerPoint. Even worse, the toolbars could occupy so much screen real estate that you would be left with a much smaller area for your slide! Enter the Ribbon which did help resolve some of these problems, but it came with a problem of its own: it did not provide customization options when first introduced in PowerPoint 2007. This was quickly rectified in PowerPoint 2010 and 2013.
All buttons on the Ribbon are placed within separate Tabs, each Tab has groups with a few buttons each, we explain this in our Ribbon and Tabs tutorial. Customization of the Ribbon involves four typical areas:
Follow these steps to learn more:
See Also:
Add and Rename Ribbon Tabs in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows
Add and Rename Ribbon Tabs in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac
Add and Rename Ribbon Tabs in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows
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