It’s not news to Lifehacker regulars that we have very mixed feelings about the Ribbon interface used in Office — there’s a demonstrable lack of consistency in how it places some options, for starters. However, it’s worth remembering that the ability to customise the Ribbon in Office 2010 means you can solve some of those problems.
Tech writer Helen Bradley provides a great example. While section and page breaks have always been on the Insert menu in earlier versions of Word, they’re on the Page Layout tab in Word 2007 and 2010. However, if you use the Customize Ribbon option under the Options setting, you can add a new group to the Insert tab on the Ribbon and place Breaks on there as well. If you’re new to the Ribbon, check out our guide to making the most of the interface.
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