Office 365 All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 1

Customizing an Office Program

IN THIS CHAPTER

Personalizing the Ribbon

Changing around the Quick Access toolbar

Choosing what appears on the status bar

Choosing a new screen background and Office theme

This short chapter describes a handful of things you can do to customize Office 365 programs. Don’t be afraid to make like a software developer and change a program to your liking. Many people are wary of retooling Office programs, but you can always reverse the changes you make if you don’t like them, as I explain throughout this chapter.

This chapter shows how to put your favorite button commands on the Ribbon and Quick Access toolbar. Instead of fishing around for your favorite commands, you can assemble them on the Ribbon or Quick Access toolbar and locate them right away. You also discover how to change around the status bar, dress up an Office program in a new set of clothes, and designate your own keyboard shortcuts in Word.

Customizing the Ribbon

As you surely know by now, the Ribbon is the stretch of ground across the top of all Office programs. The Ribbon is composed ...