The fundamental characteristic of the new interface is that commands that were formerly located on panel bars and toolbars are now located on tabs.
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Commands that were formerly found on the various common menus are also located on the tabs.
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Commands that were formerly found on the File menu are now located on the Application menu.
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Although the change to the tabs is a fundamental change to the interface, other interface structures remain unchanged.