1. Toolbars and buttons in Microsoft Word
Create your own toolbars and buttons
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2. View full menus 1 Word has lots of useful commands…
But it makes them hard to find
By default, it shows only part of menus
Click here to see the full menu
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3. View full menus 2 To force Word to show full menus
Right-click on an empty part of any toolbar
Select Customize…
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4. View full menus 3 Select Options tab Select Always show full menus
Click Close
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5. View full menus 4 Now you can see the full menus
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6. Adding a toolbar 1 Right-click on an empty part of any toolbar
Select Customize…
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7. Adding a toolbar 2 Select the Toolbars tab
Click on one of the toolbars listed
Or click New… to create a new toolbar
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8. Adding buttons to a toolbar 1
Select the Commands tab
Select one of the Categories
Browse until you find the command you want
Drag the command from the right-hand pane
Drop the button onto the toolbar
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9. Adding buttons to a toolbar 2
If you want a button with an image rather than text…
Right-click on your new button
Click Edit button image…
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10. Adding buttons to a toolbar 3
Paint the image you want
Preview the result here
Click OK
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11. Adding buttons to a toolbar 4
Right-click (again!) on the button
Select Default Style
Click Close
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12. Adding buttons to a toolbar 5
Add buttons for commands you use often
Check the All Commands category for Word commands you didn’t know existed
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13. Adding buttons to a toolbar 6
To save your buttons
Click Yes if Word asks if you want to save the template
To remove a button
Right-click on it
Select Customize
Drag the button off the toolbar
Beware
Creating buttons can eat up lots of time!
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