Customizing Office 2007 for the Way You Work

Welcome to my blog on Microsoft Office 2007! The product has been on the market for a while now, however there is still a lot to digest when you start up any of the Office programs. Everyone uses Office for different reasons, so why not customize it for the way you work. When an Office 2007 program starts, the Quick Access Toolbar appears at the top of the window, unless you’ve changed your settings. Office includes its most common commands, such as Save and Undo, on the Quick Access Toolbar. You can customize the toolbar by adding one or more commands to it, so they are always available right where you want them. No more searching around. It’s quick (like the name implies) and easy. Simply, click the Customize Quick Access Toolbar list arrow (on the right side of toolbar), click a common command or Customize, and then add the commands you want. You may already know about adding individual buttons to the Quick Access Toolbar, but did you know that you can also add an entire group of Ribbons buttons? Buttons on the Ribbon are grouped together by a common function, such as Font on the Home tab (the names appear on the bottom of the Ribbon). You can quickly add an individual Ribbon button or group of Ribbon buttons to the Quick Access Toolbar with a couple of clicks. Simply, right-click the button or group name, and then click Add to Quick Access Toolbar. This also works for individual commands and submenus on the Office menu. After you have customized the Quick Access Toolbar for the way you work, you might not want to display the entire Ribbon to save screen space. You can minimize it to display only the Ribbon tabs. Click the Customize Quick Access Toolbar list arrow, and then click Minimize the Ribbon. Click a tab to maximize the Ribbon, and then click the same tab to minimize it again. For more detailed instructions and information on how to use the Quick Access Toolbar, check out the topic “Working with Toolbars” from the Microsoft Office 2007 On Demand book. http://www.perspection.com/blog/QuickAccessToolbar.pdf MCAS (Microsoft Certified Application Specialist): WD07S-1.4.1 and EX07S-1.4.1