Microsoft KB Archive/64225

The Purpose of the Ribbon in Word 5.50

PSS ID Number: Q64225 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

5.50 6.00

MS-DOS

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The ribbon displays information pertaining to the active (highlighted) text and allows any of the displayed information to be modified to provide quick formatting. The ribbon in Microsoft Word 5.50 can be toggled on and off using the View Ribbon command. When the ribbon is turned on, it is located directly beneath the menu bar.

The following information is included in both the Word 5.50, 6.00 ribbon:

  The style of the text Normal Header/footer Footnote Annotation Heading level Index level Table level Any styles in the style sheet   The font of the character(s) Dependent on the printer driver   The size of the character(s) Dependent on the printer driver   The format of the character(s) Bold (displayed as Bld) Italic (displayed as Ital) Underline (displayed as Ul) 

Additonally, Microsoft Word for Dos 6.0 includes the following information on the ribbon:


 * 1) The # symbol used to create tables directly from the ribbon.
 * 2) The sign used to easily create indents.

If a highlighted selection contains multiple formats, the field for that format will be left blank (for example, if the selection contains both Helvetica and Times Roman, then the font field will be left blank). In the case of the character formats (item 4 above), the first letter is displayed with the rest of the letters replaced by question marks (for example: B?? for Bold).

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