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| shortcut | menus useful for quickly accessing commands pertaining to the current task |
| access keys | to select commands with the keyboard |
| ribbon | holds commands organized on tabs |
| office button | displays a menu of common commands for managing documents and files |
| quick access toolbar | always available in the upper-left corner of the program window and offers buttons for common operations |
| mini toolbar | appears when you rest the mouse pointer on selected text or data that can be formatted |
| mouse | the device which is connected to the computer by a long thin cord and allows you to select items on the screen |
| task pane | an area that typically appears on the right side of an Office 2007 window and is used to access certain program features |
| scroll | this device is used when some part of the document is not visible on the screen |
| dialog box | a window used to select options that affect the way the program executes a command |