Simplified Ribbon reference

Outlook offers you the choice of two different styles of ribbon: the Simplified Ribbon or the classic ribbon. If you choose the new, Simplified Ribbon, your favorite menu items and commands may be in different locations than you're used to.

To locate the commands you use most often, you can type the name of the action in the Tell me what you want to do box in your Outlook client. Outlook will show you both the command itself and help for that command.

Use Tell me what you want to do to find your menu items

You can also use this reference guide to locate your actions. The classic ribbon menu options are shown on the left and the Simplified Ribbon options are shown on the right.

Inbox and mail folder commands

Menu items	Simplified Ribbon
New email, meeting requests, other items
Delete, archive
Reply, reply all, forward
Quick steps
Categorize, follow-up, mark as read/unread
Browse groups
Search people, address book, filter email
Speech

Message commands

Menu items	Simplified Ribbon
Paste text and format painter
Attach files
Flag for follow-up and change priority
Check names and access the address book
Dictate

Calendar and meeting commands

Menu items	Simplified Ribbon
Change your calendar view
See the next seven days or go to today
Create a new meeting
Forward a meeting
Change Show As and add a reminder
Save, delete, or move a meeting
Invite attendees
Change recurrence and view time zones
Add a Skype or Teams meeting
Categorize or set the importance for a meeting

Contact and people commands

Menu items	Simplified Ribbon
Save a contact
Delete or move a contact
Email a contact
Categorize or flag a contact
Search for a contact
Switch between contact detail screens
Share a contact
Create a new contact