Add Your Favorite Tool Bar Button (Office 2007)

Did you know that you can add/make a button to the Quick Access bar for almost anything you do in Microsoft Office? The process is about the same for each of the office apps. For example, in Excel most of us insert columns all the time. Instead of using the Ribbon bar, or right-click and pick Insert, why not put a button on the Quick Access bar to insert a column?

Here's how: from the Home tab, click the Insert button out at the right side of the Ribbon bar. Next right-click on the item "Insert Sheet Columns". You will now have a new button on your Quick Access bar for inserting columns.

By the way, the process above works for all the items on the Ribbon bar. Just right click the item and choose Add to Quick Access Bar.

There ya go.

Add Your Favorite Tool Bar Button (Office 2003)

Did you know that you can add/make a button for almost anything you do in Microsoft Office? The process is about the same for each of the office apps. For example, in Excel most of us insert columns all the time. Instead of using the Insert menu, or right-click and pick Insert, why not put a button on the toolbar to insert a column?

Here's how, from the Tools menu pick Customize. Next click on the Commands tab at the top. Down the left side are the different categories of commands, click on the Insert category and you will see the individual commands now listed along the right side. Find the Columns button and simply drag it up to the toolbar area.

It is that simple