Once the command is highlighted you can press the Enter key to select it.įor example you could press (Alt + "E", "S") to display the Paste Special dialog box. Once the drop-down menu has expanded you can use similar methods to select the individual commands. You can expand a particular menu by pressing the Enter key or the Up or Down Arrow keys.Īlternatively you can select a particular drop-down menu by pressing the letter that is underlined on that menu. You can move between the menus by pressing the Arrow Keys or the Tab key. Pressing the Alt key will activate the Menu Bar an pressing the ESC key will deactivate the Menu Bar. You can select menu commands by using the mouse or by using the keyboard.
This is to help you identify and remember the commands and to associate any commands that might be related. The commands on a drop-down menu are divided into groups. These are displayed on the same row in recent version of Word although they can easily be adjusted to occupy two rows. When you first open Word there are two toolbars displayed, the Standard and Formatting toolbars.
#How to make word toolbar smaller full#
If the toolbar you want to display is not there you, press the Customise button at the bottom and select the Toolbars tab to get a full list. The ticks show all the toolbars that are currently displayed on the screen. To quickly display another toolbar select (View > Toolbars) and select the toolbar from the submenu. You can re-position any of the toolbars using the mouse and they can be docked to any side of the application window. The toolbars change automatically depending on what you are doing and on your personal settings. PowerPoint contains over fifty pre-defined toolbars and over forty pre-defined shortcut menus. The image that appears next to a command on a drop-down menu is usually an indication that this command also exists on a toolbar. Toolbars offer quick shortcuts to commonly used commands. Now the "Word option" window will be opened.Ĭlick on the "Quick Access toolbar" tab within the Word option where you can add some extra functions in the Quick Access toolbar.Ĭheck the "Quick Access toolbar" below the ribbon checkbox to show the Quick Access toolbar below the Word ribbon.A menu (or drop-down menu) is the way in which actions can be performed.Ī toolbar is just a collection of icons that provides a shortcut to using the drop-down menu.Ī toolbar displays the commands in a simple linear display whereas menus can incorporate different levels. Now I want to add some other function into the Quick Access toolbar.Ĭlick on the "Arrow" button of the "Quick Access" toolbar available in the left corner of the Word ribbon.Ī Pop-up opens where you can choose the option you want to add to the Quick Access tool bar.Ĭhoose " Show below the Ribbon" to show the Quick Access toolbar below the Word ribbon.Īnother way to customize the Quick Access toolbar.Ĭlick on the "File" tab and choose "Option" in Word 2013.
The Quick Access toolbar has some basic functions like save, undo, redo etc. Use the following to customize the Quick Access toolbar. But Word 2013 also provides the facility to customize the Quick Access toolbar and change their location. By default the Quick Access toolbar present in the left corner of the Word window has several options like undo, redo and save buttons.