Quickly access any command by adding or removing (customizing) the commands such as Save, Undo, Redo, Cut, or Copy to/from the quick access toolbar.
The Quick Access Toolbar locates at the top left corner of the title bar. By default, the Quick Access Toolbar contains a set of 3 commands such as Save, Undo, and Redo. These are discussed underneath the picture.
Click on the drop-down arrow which is given under “Choose commands from” to select the commands from various sources.
From the list of Commands, select the commands you want.
Then click on the Add or Double click the command to add.
Now the commands are added. Look at the 6th step of a picture.
Then click OK.
Customize the Quick Access Toolbar in MS-Word
Method-3: Adding Commands:
Add commands to the quick access toolbar
Right click on any one of the commands that are presented in any group, on any tab
Then click on the “Add to Quick Access Toolbar” to add it tothe Quick Access Toolbar.
Removing Commands from the Quick Access Toolbar:
Remove commands from quick access toolbar in MS-Word
Follow the steps given below to remove commands directly from the quick access toolbar:
Right-click on any command of the quick access toolbar as shown in the picture above
Then click the (first option) “Remove From Quick Access Toolbar”.
Removing Commands by Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar:
Remove commands from the quick access toolbar in MS-Word
Click on the drop-down arrow of the (Customize) Quick Access Toolbar
Under the Customize Quick Access Toolbar, from the commands list, deselect the selected commands you want to remove from the Quick Access Toolbar.
Hide or Unhide the Quick Access Toolbar:
Double-click on any one of the tabs such as a Home, Insert, Design, Layout, References, Mailings, Review, and View to hide or unhideQuick Access Toolbar. Or use Ribbon Display Optionsicon which you can see on the top right corner of the title bar.
Show Below the Ribbon:
Show below the ribbon in the Customize Quick Access Toolbar
The below screenshot is after setting quick access toolbar below the ribbon
Customize Quick Access Toolbar to show below the ribbon
To show the Quick Access Toolbar below the ribbon:
Click on the drop-down arrow of the Quick Access Toolbar (Customize Quick Access Toolbar)
Quick Access Toolbar is used to add frequently used shortcuts or commands to it or remove commands from it to work faster instead of navigating from one ribbon tab to another.