- [Instructor] When the new Outlook initially opens,
you see it with a simplified ribbon,
but you can switch between this ribbon
and the classic ribbon very easily.
Over on the far right of the ribbon,
there is a ribbon display options down arrow
and if you click this,
you can simply switch to the Classic ribbon
and have access to the same types of commands
that you had available to you in classic Outlook.
Although all the icons are new.
So spend a moment, let your eyes focus and unfocus
so you get used to that.
To switch back,
simply click the same command and choose Simplified ribbon
and you'll decide over time which ribbon you prefer.
Now, perhaps the simplified ribbon is almost what you want,
but is missing a few items.
You'd be happy to have this ribbon,
which gives you more room on your screen
to be able to view your email, calendar, and so on.
If you'd like to customize this ribbon,
click the More options button,
drop down to the bottom, choose Customize,
and you will see everything that is available
on the current ribbon.
So in the group, Move & delete,
and that group's actually from the classic ribbon,
you'll see these five commands.
If you never use report, for example,
you could simply get rid of it
and make room for other items.
But this is your ribbon right here.
If you want to add buttons to your ribbon,
for example, if you frequently use the meeting button,
simply click to add it
and it will be added in the group that it belongs in.
You can also choose to always Show Labels,
always Hide Labels, or to Show Labels as Space Permits.
At first, you might want to always show labels
because the icons themselves have changed.
You can always go back later and choose the default,
Show Labels as Space Permits.
So I'm going to turn on my labels.
I've added the Meeting command to the Respond group.
I'm going to click Save
and I have just customized my ribbon
and I will always be able to see the text
as well as the icons.
Remember that in Outlook, you have more than one ribbon.
When we switch to the Calendar, it has its own ribbon.
When I switch to People,
each of these have their own ribbon,
but when you choose to customize the ribbon,
you're customizing it for the app
that you are displaying right now.
So why can't I customize, for example,
the ribbon in the Calendar?
And the reason is that the Calendar ribbon
doesn't ever take up so much space
that we need to be able to remove commands from it.
The same is true, for example,
for the People or Contacts app.
There's just no need.
So when you are modifying
or customizing the ribbon in Outlook,
you are really customizing the Email
or Mail application ribbon.