Video: Customize the Quick Access Toolbar

Add your most commonly used commands to the Quick Access Toolbar for easy reach. In current apps, you can also select Show above the ribbon, Show below the ribbon, or Hide Quick Access toolbar after step 2 below. 

1. Open a Microsoft 365 app.

2. Select   Customize Quick Access Toolbar.

3. Select More Commands.

4. To add a command, select it from the Choose commands from list, and then select Add.

   Or, to delete a command, select it from the Customize Quick Access Toolbar list, and then select Remove.

   Tip: To restore the original toolbar, select Reset and choose Reset only Quick Access Toolbar.

5. Select OK.

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In the upper corner is the Quick Access ToolBar, which you can customize with the commands you use frequently.

To add commands, select the down arrow and choose from the list of options.

If you want to add a different command, choose More Commands.

This opens options for the Quick Access Toolbar.

Then, choose where the commands come from. Usually Popular Commands has what you need.

Select what you want and then Add.

To delete an item, select it, and then select Remove.

Or, restore the original toolbar by selecting Reset and then Reset only Quick Access Toolbar.

When you're done, select OK.

As you go through the tabs, the commands stay at the top.

Each Office app has a Quick Access Toolbar that you can customize how you want.