Those who have seen the ribbon interface in Office 2010 know that it is a tweaked version of the ribbon within Office 2007. But for users who upgraded from Office 2003 straight to 2010 it is a completely new and shocking discovery. Many new users struggle finding where settings and features are located in the redesigned ribbon menu.
To solve this issue we turn to Microsoft Office Labs, who has recently released a great add-on tool for 2010 users. When installed this tool will provide a search field within the ribbon to help guide to the location of the tool item you are looking for.
You no longer have to manually sift through each tab on the ribbon scanning for the tool you need.
Once you have installed the plug-in from the link below you will see a new tab appear within your ribbon called ‘Search Commands,’ navigate to this tab and then use the search field to enter the tool name. Results from your search will appear instantly on the left of the search field.
Wow, that’s a really handy feature. Unfortunately I only use OpenOffice at the moment so this doesn’t really apply to me.
Dang, that’s a really cool feature. The search makes it much easier to navigate.