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When you first start ArcGIS Explorer, you may be surprised by what you see. The menus and toolbars in previous releases have been replaced with the Ribbon, a key feature of the application that's similar to what you've seen in the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface that's in applications like Word 2007, Office Excel 2007, Office PowerPoint 2007, etc.

The Ribbon is designed to help you quickly find the controls that you need to complete an operation. Controls are organized in logical groups that are collected together under tabs. Each tab relates to a type of activity, such as adding content or changing the settings that affect the map's appearance. To reduce screen clutter, some tabs are shown only when they are needed. When the Ribbon is minimized, you see only the tabs. For example, the Note Tools tab is shown only when a result is selected: