Neowin News Feed for: Ribbon

Closer Look: File Explorer in Windows 11

Usama Jawad — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 17:00:01 +0000

Microsoft has redesigned File Explorer massively in Windows 11 with new icons, a simplified ribbon, and a context menu. That said, there are seemingly no new functionalities to speak of. Read more...

Windows Explorer changes in the pipeline for Windows 8 beta

Denis Wong — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:29:02 +0000

As we approach the beta, or the "Consumer Preview" to be released sometime next month, there are new details on the changes we can expect for daily file management tasks in Windows 8. Read more...

Windows 8: What's new on the desktop experience

Andrew Lyle — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:06:21 +0000

With the announcement of Windows 8 today, Neowin takes a look at some of the new features, including the ribbon, task manager and much more! Read more...

Microsoft talks more about Metro, Ribbon and Media Center in Windows 8

John Callaham — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:48:29 +0000

Another new update to Microsoft's official Windows 8 blog site discusses the feedback they have received about the operating system's Metro interface, the Ribbon UI for Explorer and more. Read more...

Building Windows 8: The new ribbon-based Explorer

Denis Wong — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:08:50 +0000

In the latest update to the Building Windows 8 blog, Microsoft gives a detailed explanation of the new Windows Explorer, whose ribbon-based interface has been hinted at in early leaked screenshots. Read more...

Microsoft testing ribbon UI in Windows 8

Andrew Lyle — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 22:47:43 +0000

In the midst of the latest Windows 8 welcome screen and Microsoft starting to take action on websites that leak Windows 8 screenshots and features, a new set of screenshots have been revealed by Rafael... Read more...

Use the Windows Ribbon

Tom Warren — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:26:56 +0000

Microsoft wants you to use the Ribbon in your applications. In a session today at PDC, Microsoft outlined Ribbon development and urged developers to include it in their applications. Use la ribbon! ... Read more...

Office 2007 Design Team Shows Off Ribbon Prototypes

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:21:09 +0000

Jensen Harris from the Office 2007 design team gave a very rare presentation at Microsoft's MIX08 event yesterday about not what the Office 2007 Fluent (Ribbon) interface is about, but instead how it came to... Read more...

Microsoft's 'Enchanted Office' Comic Touts Ribbon

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:53:49 +0000

Microsoft is using a Web-based comic strip to try to reach a broad set of consumers and convince them that they can benefit from the new Ribbon-based user interface found in Office 2007. While much... Read more...

Microsoft rolls up Office ribbon

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:54:31 +0000

Microsoft has modified its new interface for Office 2007 after complaints from beta testers that the "ribbon" system took up too much screen space. Office 2007 had ditched the traditional drop-down menu approach of most... Read more...