
Scroll through the list on the left-hand-side which lets you choose commands and select the command to add to the Quick Access Toolbar.‘Home Tab’ from the ‘Choose commands from’ drop-down menu Select the filter that contains the command, e.g.Select ‘More Commands…’ to spawn the ‘Customize Quick Access Toolbar’ interfaceĪdd commands to the Quick Access Toolbar:.Click the drop-down menu farthest to the right of the Quick Access Toolbar.Locate the Quick Access Toolbar above the main ribbon tab.Open the interface to customize the Quick Access Toolbar:
Here is a walkthrough on how to add commands to the Quick Access Toolbar: How do you customize the Quick Access Toolbar?
Show macros or a custom command: A huge time saver is having custom commands that automate your workflow, and the Quick Access Toolbar enables you to add a custom command such as a macro or add-in function. within subgroups of ribbon tabs or in submenus of windows or panels. Show hidden (or hard to find) commands in the Quick Access Toolbar: Some features are placed in quite inaccessibly in each of the programs, e.g. Add shortcuts to commands: The Quick Access Toolbar commands automatically have the shortcuts ALT+1, ALT+2., ALT+9 assigned to the first 9 commands in the toolbar. Convenient access to most used commands: Using the Quick Access Toolbar for your commonly used commands saves a lot of time otherwise wasted swapping between ribbon tabs or navigating drop-down menus. There are 4 key benefits to using the Quick Access Toolbar: The Quick Access Toolbar grants direct (quick) access to a set of desired commands in a toolbar that is always visible no matter which ribbon tab is selected. The Quick Access Toolbar is a command line that appears either above or below the main ribbon tabs in Excel, PowerPoint and Word. What is Quick Access Toolbar and how can you use it? The Quick Access Toolbar is one such tweak, which lets you quickly access commonly used functions that may otherwise be tedious to find and use.
With years of spending upwards of 50+ hours a week in Office, any tweaks to make life easier are more than welcome. With a background in management consulting, I have worked intensively in Microsoft Office. Back when I didn’t have Ampler for Excel, PowerPoint and Word, I used to be a huge advocate for using the Quick Access Toolbar, because you can customize the Quick Access Toolbar to your preference.