Customize a Toolbar with Your Favorite Buttons

Just as you place items you use often close at hand, you can put your favorite toolbar buttons where you want them. You also can rearrange buttons and remove those you don’t use.

To add a button to a toolbar, click Customize (View menu, Toolbar submenu). If the toolbar you want to add the button to isn’t displayed, click the Toolbars tab, and then click the toolbar you want to change. On the Commands tab, select the appropriate category, and then drag the command to the toolbar.

Guidelines for Working with Toolbar Buttons and Toolbars

When the Customize dialog box is open, you can make a variety of changes to customize toolbars (you can even make some changes without setting options).

Move or delete a toolbar button   With the Customize dialog box open, drag the button to the new location on the toolbar to move it, or drag it off the toolbar to delete it.

Want larger toolbar buttons?   With the Customize dialog box open, on the Options tab, select the Large icons check box.

Display shortcut keys with ScreenTips for toolbar buttons   With the Customize dialog box open, on the Options tab, select the Show shortcut keys in ScreenTips check box.

Move a toolbar to another location   Click the move handle on a docked toolbar, or click the title bar on a floating toolbar. Then drag the toolbar to a new location.

Want to undo changes to a built-in toolbar?   With the Customize dialog box open, on the Toolbars tab, select the toolbar you want to change, and then click Reset.

Move or delete buttons when the Customize dialog box isn’t open   Hold down ALT, and then drag the button to a new location or off the toolbar. Create a custom toolbar   With the Customize dialog box open, on the Toolbars tab, click the New button, and then type a name for the toolbar. On the Commands tab, select a category and drag a command to the toolbar.

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Want to know more?   Look up Getting Results - Customize Office in Help.