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Microsoft Excel 365 Bible
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Microsoft Excel 365 Bible

by Michael Alexander, Dick Kusleika
March 2022
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
1072 pages
28h 16m
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 ...

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