How To Customize Quick Access Toolbar In Microsoft Office [Tutorial]
12How To Customize Quick Access Toolbar In Microsoft Office [Tutorial]
If you just want a few commands on your fingertips, you want to use the Quick Access Toolbar. Those are the icons that are above the Ribbon and they are always on no matter what tab you are on in the Ribbon.
Want to add your most useful commands to a spot in which you can gain quick access to these commands without clicking on random tabs to find the command you are looking for to use? In Microsoft Office, there is a feature called Quick Access Toolbar. The Quick Access Toolbar is a customizable toolbar located at the upper left corner of the title bar; it contains a set of independent commands of the tab on the ribbon that is currently displayed; the Quick Access Toolbar is like a shortcut for commands.
Adding frequently used commands to the Quick Access toolbar in Office saves you time and allows you to be more productive. You’re not just limited to the basic actions on the Quick Access Toolbar like Save, Undo, or Quick Print. Here’s how to really customize it with virtually any commands that are available in Office programs.
Although the instructions below demonstrate the steps in Word, customizing the Quick Access Toolbar also work in Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.