See All of Word 2007’s Ribbon Toolbars in One Spot

Frequently I find myself looking for one of the tools on a Microsoft Office 2007 application. The problem is I know I’ve seen it, I just can’t remember which “ribbon” in the new Office interface is the one holding the tool I’m looking for or needing.

Sometimes the challenge is that you know you saw it somewhere but you start looking at each ribbon set one-by-one and you forget what you’ve seen where and what else was around when you saw it. I think it’s similar to the same feeling you have when you’re lost and everything starts looking the same, but you still don’t know where you are or where you’ve been.

What I decided might come in handy for me is to put together a graphic of every toolbar stacked up next to each other so I can effectively see everything at once.

There are still a few different sections of the ribbon toolbar that expand to show more options, but this gives you a good starting point. I believe I’ll end up doing this for each of the major Office 2007 application for my use and for posts to come.

Click on the image below for the full-sized, single image I’ve put together.

Updated: Fixed the link on the image below to view the larger version.