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Customizing Menus and Toolbars | Display or Hide a Toolbar

 

When Microsoft designed the programs in Microsoft Office, it conducted usability tests to determine which commands and procedures people use most often. Based on these tests, Microsoft created a collection of toolbars for each Office program that provides access to the commands and procedures that are most helpful for particular tasks.

The buttons generally used most often, were placed on the Standard toolbar. The buttons relating to formatting were placed on the Formatting toolbar, and so on.

Microsoft also designed and created program-specific toolbars to help you achieve the most effective use of the unique features and capabilities for each Office program. You can view or hide the toolbars depending on your needs, and you can also easily customize menus and toolbars for your convenience. In this section, see step by step guides to:

§         Display or Hide a Toolbar

§         Show All Commands on Menus

§         Create a Custom Toolbar

§         Add a Button, Menu or Command


 

Display or Hide a Toolbar

Word 2002 displays the menu bar, the Standard toolbar, and the Formatting toolbar when you first open the program. Depending on your needs, you can display more toolbars or hide them from view.

 

Customize dialog box:  Toolbars tab

 


 

 

 

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

1

On the menu bar:

n         Select Tools.

n         Select Customize.

On the menu bar:

n         Open the Tools menu by pressing ALT+T.

n         Select Customize by pressing C.

2

In the Customize dialog box:

n         Select the Toolbars tab.

In the Customize dialog box:

n         Move to the Toolbars tab by pressing ALT+B.

3

In the Toolbars list of the Toolbars tab:

n         Select or clear the check box of the toolbar you want to display or hide.

n         Select Close.

On the Toolbars tab:

n         Move to the Toolbars list by pressing ALT+A.

n         In the Toolbars list use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to move through the list.

n         Press the SPACEBAR to select or clear the check box of the toolbar you want to display or hide.

n         Press ENTER.

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