Convenience = Efficiency: Customize Quick Access Toolbar
Convenience is important to me. I want the features that I use regularly to be one click away. With the Ribbon, that is not always the case. In previous versions of Word, for example, there are options on the toolbar that I use for all types of documents: Save, Print, New Document to name a few. In Word 2010, if I’ve clicked the Format tab, I don’t have access to those features. It’s inconvenient to click back to the Home or some other tab to find them. The Quick Access toolbar gives me the convenience I crave. I can add all the features that I want accessible no matter which tab I’ve clicked.
To customize the Quick Access toolbar
1. Click the drop-down arrow at the end of the Quick Access Toolbar, choose More Commands.
2. From the Popular commands list, choose the feature you would like to add, and click Add. You can move items up and down using arrows on the right to rearrange their order on the toolbar. If you would like to remove an item, click the item, then click Remove button.
Office 2010 Quick Access 2010
3. Click OK when finished.
Voila - the features you want, always available. Each Office application has it’s own Quick Access Toolbar, so you have a bit of customizing to do.
Which features have you added to the Quick Access Toolbar?
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