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Excel 2019 Bible
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Excel 2019 Bible

by Michael Alexander, Richard Kusleika, John Walkenbach
October 2018
Beginner
1120 pages
28h 4m
English
Wiley
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CHAPTER 8Customizing the Excel User Interface

A software program's user interface consists of all the ways that the user interacts with the software. In Excel, the user interface consists of the following:

  • The Ribbon
  • The Quick Access toolbar
  • Right-click shortcut menus
  • Dialog boxes
  • Task panes
  • Keyboard shortcuts

This chapter describes how to make changes to two Excel user interface components: the Quick Access toolbar and the Ribbon. You might want to customize these elements to make Excel more suited to the way you use it.

Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar

The Quick Access toolbar is always visible, regardless of which Ribbon tab is selected. After you customize the Quick Access toolbar, your frequently used commands will always be one click away.

About the Quick Access toolbar

By default, the Quick Access toolbar is located on the left side of the Excel title bar, above the Ribbon (see Figure 8.1). Unless you customize ...

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