ARCHIVED: In Office 2007, what is the Office Button?

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In Office 2007, the Office Button is located at the top left corner of all applications. Clicking it opens a menu containing frequently used file-level commands (e.g., Open, Print, and Save) previously available in the File menu. The Office Button is a circle with the Office logo:

Office Button (Office 2007)

The options available in the Office Button menu are:

New	Creates a new document
Open	Opens an existing document from disk
Save	Saves the open document to disk
Save As	Saves the open document to disk under a different name
Print	Prints the open document
Prepare	Prepares the document for distribution, through such tasks as adding a signature or encryption
Send	Sends the document to another user by email or fax
Publish	Makes the document publicly available via a document server or a public web space
Close	Exits the open document

At the bottom of the menu are two buttons, labeled to match the application: an options button (e.g., Word Options, Excel Options), where you can change settings for the application, and an exit button, which will close the application entirely.