Customizing the Menu Bar

You can customize the existing Word menu bar by adding buttons, commands, and macros that you use frequently. Adding items to the menu bar is a great way to have easy access to features without adding more buttons or toolbars . The ability to drag features from different parts of the program window makes it easy to add items to the menu bar. Imagine, having a menu with all of your most commonly used formatting, sorting, or printing commands.

Customize the Menu Bar

Click the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize.

Click the Commands tab.

Select a category.

To add a button, drag the command to the appropriate place on the menu you want to modify. A solid horizontal line appears below the place where the new menu command will be placed.

To remove a button, drag the menu command you want to remove to an empty area in the document workspace.

Click Close.

Did You Know?

You can assign an accelerator key to a menu . An accelerator key is the key you press to display a menu or run a menu command. For example, the accelerator key for the File menu is "F." To add an accelerator key to a menu item, type an ampersand (&) before the letter that will be the accelerator key. For example, enter the menu name "&New Menu" to create the menu entry New Menu with the accelerator key "N."

Create a New Menu

Click the View menu, point to Toolbars, click Customize, and then click the Commands tab.

Click New Menu in the Categories box.

Drag New Menu from the Commands list to an empty spot on the menu bar.

Click Close.

Name a New Menu

Click the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize.

Click New Menu on the menu bar.

Click Modify Selection.

Click the Name box, and then type a new name.

Press Enter.

Click Close.

Did You Know?

You can copy a command to toolbars and menus . Copy commands from other menus or toolbars to new menus and toolbars by pressing and holding Ctrl as you drag the new command.