Special Edition Using Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2002

Design Corner: Modifying Menus and Toolbars

Modifying menus and toolbars is often one of the most useful customizations you can make, particularly if you use certain commands frequently. Including a special menu with your most common menu tasks or placing frequently used buttons on your toolbar can be big timesavers.

For example, if you insert many Excel charts into your PowerPoint presentations, having the Insert Microsoft Excel Worksheet button on either the Standard or Formatting toolbar can save you a lot of time. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Choose Tools, Customize to open the Customize dialog box; click the Commands tab.

2. Choose Insert from the Categories list and Microsoft Excel Worksheet from the Commands list.

3. Drag the Microsoft Excel ...