Tips, Tricks & Other Helpful Hints: Adding/Removing Commands from the Quick Access Toolbar

Quick Access Toolbar
Quick Access Toolbar

The Quick Access Toolbar at the top of the window in Microsoft Office programs can be customized with the features the user desires. It comes with default settings.

Adding Buttons to the Quick Access Toolbar
1. Click the drop-down arrow on the right side of the toolbar.

2. From the Customize Quick Access Toolbar menu choose from many commonly used commands. If the menu does not contain the command you want to add, choose “More commands” to open the “Options” dialog box for the program.

3. From the “Choose commands from” list, select a category of commands.

4. In the list of commands, select the command you want to add to the Quick Access Toolbar.

5. Click “Add” to move the selected command to the right-hand list box.

6. Click “OK.”


Removing Buttons from the Quick Access Toolbar
1. Click the drop-down arrow on the right side of the toolbar.

2. From the Customize Quick Access Toolbar menu choose “More commands” to open the “Options” dialog box for the program.

3. In the “Customize Quick Access Toolbar” list of commands, select the command you want to remove from the Quick Access Toolbar.

4. Click “Remove” to move the selected command to the left-hand list box.

5. Click “OK.”

These instructions, along with illustrations of this, can also be found in SharePoint > Software Users Group > Shared Documents > Adding Removing Commands from the Quick Access Toolbar.