Accessing Commands Not in the Ribbon

If you don't see a command in the Ribbon that was available in an earlier version of PowerPoint, you might think Microsoft removed it from the product. To see if a command is available, check out the Customize section in PowerPoint Options. The Quick Access Toolbar gives access to commands not in the Ribbon (New!), which you can add to the toolbar. For example, you can add the following commands: Create Microsoft Office Outlook Task, Replace Fonts, Send to Microsoft Word, and Web Page Preview.

Add Commands Not in the Ribbon to the Quick Access Toolbar

Click the Customize Quick Access Toolbar list arrow, and then click More Commands.

Click the Choose command from list arrow, and then click Commands Not in the Ribbon.

Click the Customize Quick Access Toolbar list arrow, and then click For all documents (default).

Click the command you want to add (left column).

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Click <Separator>, and then click Add to insert a separator line between buttons.

Click Add.

Click the Move Up and Move Down arrow buttons to arrange the commands in the order you want them to appear.

Click OK.

Did You Know?

You can rest the Quick Access Toolbar to its original state. In the PowerPoint Options dialog box, click Customize in the left pane, click Reset, and then click OK.