The newer versions of Microsoft Office feature a super handy and customizable feature called the Quick Access Toolbar in the upper left corner of the screen. Here you can place all the commands you use everyday where they are easy to access without tabbing through the menus.

In the picture at right is an early version of the Quick Access Bar. You can see where I’ve clicked the down arrow on the right end of the bar to expose the currently selected commands and the most common commands that are available. Even more exciting is the More Commands… option near the bottom of the menu. More Commands…. will bring up a dialog box that gives you access to nearly every command in the current program (Word shown). Also available in More Commands… is the ability to rearrange the command buttons in and order that’s logical to you.

This is a fun place to go out and explore.

You Can Do It!

Pictured below you can see the newer Word 365 layout for customizing the Quick Access Toolbar.