In Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 applications, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, a keytip is a keyboard shortcut to use a function on a Ribbon, also called a Ribbon control. There are multiple and varied Ribbons in an Office application; however, the Home Ribbon is found in most of them. This Ribbon contains common controls utilized by Office users, as seen in the image below.

A Ribbon contains unique keytips for each Ribbon control, but a single keytip could be shared between Ribbons. Keytips are activated by pressing the Alt plus the keyboard shortcut, the keytip, associated with the Ribbon control.

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