Well kat, that's not really new with Win8. They went to "stick your mousefinger in the cow pattie" to open the top menu in all the Office programs that got "updated" for Win7. (Mostly replaces the "File" button?)

(Some overly PC people call it "the pizza" but I've seen a couple of pizzas and a whole bunch of cow patties - and I can tell the difference between cow pies, horse bombs, and buffalo chips).

It's a COW SPLAT! (Most likely a hereford on green alfalfa.)

John