Toolbars and buttons in Microsoft Word Create your own toolbars and buttons Paul Mundy www.mamud.com
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 Paul Mundy www.mamud.com
View full menus 2 To force Word to show full menus Right-click on an empty part of any toolbar Select Customize… Paul Mundy www.mamud.com
View full menus 3 Select Options tab Select Always show full menus Click Close Paul Mundy www.mamud.com
View full menus 4 Now you can see the full menus Paul Mundy www.mamud.com
Adding a toolbar 1 Right-click on an empty part of any toolbar Select Customize… Paul Mundy www.mamud.com
Adding a toolbar 2 Select the Toolbars tab Click on one of the toolbars listed Or click New… to create a new toolbar Paul Mundy www.mamud.com
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 Paul Mundy www.mamud.com
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… Paul Mundy www.mamud.com
Adding buttons to a toolbar 3 Paint the image you want Preview the result here Click OK Paul Mundy www.mamud.com
Adding buttons to a toolbar 4 Right-click (again!) on the button Select Default Style Click Close Paul Mundy www.mamud.com
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 Paul Mundy www.mamud.com
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! Paul Mundy www.mamud.com